Name:
Burton Dale, Jr. Wherland
Rank:
Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Missouri
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Burton Dale Wherland, Jr. was born on March 4, 1955 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Burton 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 Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Cass County, Missouri, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Sergeant.