United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for
U.S. Navy · United States 
Richard Cobb Thum
1942 – 1968
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Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Cobb Thum served in the U.S. Navy. Richard served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Richard was 26 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1325: Unrestricted Line Officer (Naval Flight Officer)
URL PILOT
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH
1969
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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Richard Cobb Thum
Lieutenant Junior Grade
U.S. Navy
- 1969
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