Name:
David Sousa Massa
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Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Saint Mary of the Bay Cemetery, Rhode Island
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David Sousa Massa was born on October 6, 1962 in Portugal. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. David was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. He is now buried in the Saint Mary of the Bay Cemetery, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA.