Name:
John McCAll
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John McCall was born on June 17, 1963 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. John 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 Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.