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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
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has lost 8 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Delbert is one of 34 officers lost to accidents in MT, 23.9% of the 142 remembered there.
Delbert is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Delbert is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1979, 1 officer at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1979, 1 officer in MT was lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 29 years on record. The heaviest was 1895, with 2.
In 1979, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1979, 88 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Delbert was 36. Of the 4 lost to accidents at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks whose age is recorded, half were between 37.5 and 41.8; the middle age was 38.5.
Delbert was 36. Of the 30 lost to accidents in MT whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 53.8; the middle age was 47.
Delbert was 36. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Delbert was 36. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
June holds 20% of these deaths at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; December holds the most, 20%. Saturdays: 20%.
June holds 5.9% of these deaths in MT; December holds the most, 17.6%. Saturdays: 23.5%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 62.5% of all 8 deaths at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.9% of all 142 deaths in MT, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has 8 officers remembered here, Delbert among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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