WO1 Paul G. Innocenzi III
Hometown: Hamilton Square, NJ.
Age: 27.
Died: October 23rd, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Unit: US Marine Corps
Incident: Died of injuries from a suicide truck bomb attack on the Marine Barracks.
WO1 Paul G Innocenzi III was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He graduated from
St. Anthony's High School before entering into the Corps. He was born on Veteran's Day..11/11/55....his brother Mark brought his body back from Dover on 11/11/83.
The Beirut barracks bombing (October 23, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon) occurred during the Lebanese Civil War, when two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces—members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen. The organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing, but that organization is thought to have been a nom de guerre for Hezbollah—or a group that would later become part of Hezbollah[1]—receiving help from the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2]
Suicide bombers detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 American servicemen: 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel and three Army soldiers, along with sixty Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II.[3][dead link]In addition, the elderly Lebanese custodian of the Marines' building was killed in the first blast.[4] The explosives used were equivalent to 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds) of TNT.
In the attack on the French barracks, the eight-story 'Drakkar' building, two minutes after the Marine attack, 58 paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment were killed and 15 injured, in the single worst military loss for France since the end of the Algerian War.[5]
The blasts led to the withdrawal of the international peacekeeping force from Lebanon, where they had been stationed since the withdrawal of the Palestine Liberation Organization following the Israeli 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
Suicide bombers detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 American servicemen: 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel and three Army soldiers, along with sixty Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II.[3][dead link]In addition, the elderly Lebanese custodian of the Marines' building was killed in the first blast.[4] The explosives used were equivalent to 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds) of TNT.
In the attack on the French barracks, the eight-story 'Drakkar' building, two minutes after the Marine attack, 58 paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment were killed and 15 injured, in the single worst military loss for France since the end of the Algerian War.[5]
The blasts led to the withdrawal of the international peacekeeping force from Lebanon, where they had been stationed since the withdrawal of the Palestine Liberation Organization following the Israeli 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
Mark A. Mirabelli (1973)
A true American Hero and Family man...left us way to soonWilliam Maloney (1973)
i remember paul always wanted to be a marine,God bless him and all his comrades who died that day in beruitMary Damiano (DeLorenzo) (1973)
Paul came to St. Anthony's in sophmore year. His locker was right next to mine. I remember him as a soft spoken, handsome and polite boy. I was so sorry when we lost him. His wife Debbie was left to raise two young children alone. I know Paul is with God and watches over his family every day.Kathleen Susan Babice (1973)
A true American Hero and I am sure he is with God now. May God Bless him and his family and friends.Kathy Babice
Jeffrey Gore (1973)
Semper Fi Paul