Spaulding Michael C., Jr.

Name:

Michael C., Jr. Spaulding

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Serial Number:

Unit:

United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio

Plot:

Section 33, Next to road

Row:

Grave:

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Comments:

Michael C. Spaulding, Jr. was born on December 25, 1961 in Ohio. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Michael 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 Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.