Date of Incident10/23/1983
ConflictLebanon 1958-1984
IncidentMarine Barracks Bombing, Beirut, 10/23/1983
RankCorporal
StatusKilled in Action
Corporal Stowe was killed when a suicide bomber drove an explosive laden truck drove through a fence and crashed in to the lobby of the Marine Barracks before detonating. The subsequent blast killed 241 and wounded more than 100 personnel.