United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Richard Mcauliffe Bloom

First Lieutenant

1942 – 1966

Vietnam Wall · Panel 10E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

First Lieutenant Richard McAuliffe Bloom served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Richard served with the VMA 224 MAG 12 1 MAW. Richard served in the Vietnam War. Richard was 24 years old.

How They Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Quang Nam

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

VMA-224, MAG-12, 1ST MAW, III MAF

7302: Pilot VMF

1STLT

PILOT VMF

QUANG NAM

1966

Pay grade O02. DCAS record DCAS-VN-004449.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 10E · Line 123 cut as RICHARD M BLOOM

Burial Information

Cemetery Golden Gate National Cemetery

Section MA

Grave 92

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier neuraspine_01krcpg12ty7rekex5ms73vam8

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Richard Mcauliffe Bloom

First Lieutenant

U.S. Marine Corps

- 1966

Marine Attack Squadron 224

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