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John William Spearing
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Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
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John William Spearing was born on June 2, 1963 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Samuel Ross Spearing. John served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. He 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.