Name:
Johnny Adam Williamson
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, North Carolina
Plot:
Section 8, Plot 222
Row:
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Comments:
Johnny Adam Williamson was born on March 27, 1958 in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the son of Billy Glenn Williamson and Jewelene Dunlap Williamson. Johnny served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. He 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 Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.