[29 AUG 1983] A heavy rocket, mortar, and artillery attack on 24th MAU positions on the eastern side of Beirut International Airport resulted in two Marines killed in action and 14 Marines wounded in action. Marines retaliate with 155mm artillery. Alpha Co 1/8 and its supporting elements were impacted the heaviest. (US Marines in Lebanon 1982-1984 - Benis Frank) Killed in Action (KIA): * 1stLt Donald George Losey, USMC * SSgt Alexander M. Ortega, USMC Wounded in Action (KIA): * LCpl David Beals, USMC * Cpl Ralph Berry, USMC * Cpl David S. Bratten, USMC * Pfc Charles Bryant, USMC * LCpl Phillip G. Delabar, USMC * Cpl Bruce S. Dudley, USMC * GySgt Danny Evans, USMC * Cpl John R. Garchinski Jr., USMC * LCpl Dennis Goen, USMC * Cpl Kevin V. Hadler, USMC * LCpl Robert A. Meyung, USMC * Cpl Eric Moore, USMC * 1stLt Mark A. Singleton, USMC * Cpl John R. Weant, USMC On this same day in a separate incident, EOC Eugene Cole, USN was wounded on Green Beach, Beirut, while attempting to spot positions of hostile forces. He was awarded the Purple Heart on April 19, 1984. SOURCE: Borch, Fred For Military Merit: Recipients of the Purple Heart (Naval Institute Press) [NOTE: Many sources contributed to the above information including books, newspaper articles and eyewitness accounts. Many thanks to Cpl John Weant and LCpl Phillip Delabar for their contribution and assurance of accuracy.]
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