McBride, Patrick Henry

Patrick McBride

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

Quick Facts

Significance:

Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry

Place of Birth:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Date of Birth:

April 16, 1943

Place of Death:

Wildflecken, Germany

Date of Death:

August 11, 1969

Place of Burial:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cemetery Name:

Stones River National Cemetery

Patrick Henry McBride was born on April 16, 1943 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and was a part of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. McBride was married to Rosalee Martin McBride.

He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Marines in Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry. On August 11, 1969, he took part in a live fire exercise, riding in a tank that struck a tree and overturned near Wildflecken, Germany, killing Patrick and wounding four others. He had been in Germany for almost two weeks before the accident happened.

Patrick is buried at Stones River National Cemetery in plot Q-6837.