Name:
John Arthur, Jr. Phillips
Rank:
Sergeant
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
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John Arthur Phillips, Jr. was born on April 22, 1960 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant. 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 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.