Name:
Allen David Wesley
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey
Plot:
Section O
Row:
Grave:
320-C
Decoration:
Comments:
Allen David Wesley was born on December 31, 1957 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant. Allen 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 Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA.