Wherland, Burton D. Jr.
Marines Corporal
Burton D. Jr. Wherland, age 28, from Cass County Drexel, Missouri .
Parents: Burton D. Wherland Sr. and stepmother Ann Wherland
Spouse: Debbie Wherland
Children: Tracy Ann and Sarah Jane Wherland
Service era: Beirut bombings
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Kansas City Times (1983)