Name:
Henry, Jr. Townsend
Rank:
Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-12-02
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Gilmer Cemetery, Montgomery County, Alabama
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Henry Townsend, Jr. was born on January 11, 1962 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Henry was critically injured, but initially survived 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 died from those injuries back in the States about six weeks later. He is now buried in Gilmer Cemetery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA.