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Jerryl Dewayne "Jerry" Shropshire
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Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
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Jerryl Dewayne “Jerry” Shropshire was born on May 16, 1964 in Bibb County, Georgia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Jerryl 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. His current burial place is unknown.