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In memory of
Jeffery Vernon Bottoms
Corporal, Marine Corps
May 19, 1970 to September 16, 2019
- Marine Corps
- 1970 to 2019
- Persian Gulf
- Washington
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- Branch
- Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal
- Wars
- Persian Gulf
- Born
- May 19, 1970
- Died
- September 16, 2019
Resting place
New Tacoma Cemetery
University Place, Washington
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 5052803, last updated by the VA March 2, 2020.
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