Name:
Donald Henry, Jr. Vallone
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
California
Cemetery:
Riverside National Cemetery, California
Plot:
Section 2
Row:
Grave:
1897
Decoration:
Comments:
Donald Henry Vallone, Jr. was born on February 13, 1964 in Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Donald 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 Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA.