Lance Cpl. Thomas S. Perron Bridge - Whitinsville MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 06.566 W 071° 39.897
19T E 279665 N 4665363
Named for one of 241 servicemen killed in a bombing in 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Waymark Code: WMPAJ2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2015
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A bridge on Douglas Road over the Mumford River was dedicated in honor of Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas S. Perron, one of 241 servicemen killed in a bombing in 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, that has been described as the single deadliest attack on Americans since World War II.
The newly constructed Douglas Road bridge was part of a roadway reconfiguration that eliminated the square that had previously been dedicated in memory of Cpl. Perron.
State bridge designation reads:
L/CPL
U.S.M.C>
THOMAS S. PERRON
IN MEMORY OF
The plague on the bridge reads:
DEDUCATED TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF
L/CPL THOMAS S PERRON, USMC & FELLOW PEACEKEEPERS
KILLED IN ACTION IN THE BOMBING OF THE HDQS. BLDG. IN
BEIRUT, LEBANON, OCT. 23, 1983
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEKEEPERS:
FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD"
MATT. 5:9
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Type of memorial: Bridge
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