Name:
Patrick Kerry Prindeville
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
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Patrick Kerry Prindeville was born on March 31, 1960 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Patrick 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. His headstone shows his rank as a Sergeant.