Delbert E. Bloom

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks — Helena, MT

Accident

End of Watch June 2, 1979

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Game Warden Delbert Bloom and a department biologist were killed in an airplane crash in Chouteau County while conducting a goose survey. The Piper Subercub that Warden Bloom was piloting struck several trees and crashed approximately 500 yards from the Marias River. Their bodies were recovered from the wreckage the following day after an aerial search located the crash site.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Bloom served with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Bloom.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Location Helena, MT

Platform Identity mdfwpcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 1979

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Game Warden Delbert E. Bloom is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

of 8 officers

62.5% Accident

MT — Statewide

of 142 officers

23.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident