Name:
Eric Romlas Walker
Rank:
Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Oakridge-Glen Oak Cem., Hillside, Illinois
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Eric Romlas Walker was born on August 18, 1962 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He served in the cUnited States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Eric 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 Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA.