Name:
Jeffrey Dennis Young
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Lakeview Memorial Park, New Jersey
Plot:
Mall Area
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
Jeffrey Dennis Young was born on July 25, 1961 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant. Jeffrey 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 Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA.