McMahon Timothy R.

Name:

Timothy R. McMahon

Rank:

Lance Corporal

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Unit:

United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 4 Site 2978-C

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Timothy R. McMahon was born on April 27, 1964 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He was the son of George F. McMahon. Timothy served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. He 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 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.