Name:
Eric A. Pulliam
Rank:
Private First Class
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri
Plot:
Sec N, Site 260
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Grave:
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Comments:
Eric A. Pulliam was born on March 14, 1964 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class. Eric 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 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.