Name:
John Jay Tishmack
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota
Plot:
Section U, Site 521
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Grave:
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Comments:
John Jay Tishmack was born on March 14, 1964 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. John 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 Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.