Name:
John Ervin Wolfe
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of Arizona, Arizona
Plot:
SEC. 4 D, SITE D 80
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
John Ervin Wolfe was born on February 17, 1955 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. John 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 National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.