Bridges, Robert Jan, Jr., HM2

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1968-1968, HM-8404, 3rd Meidcal Battalion

Service Years
1961 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

South Dakota

Year of Birth
1943

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Casualty Info

Home Town Mitchell, SD	Last Address Mitchell, SD

Casualty Date Feb 19, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (VA) - St. Louis, Missouri	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 81, Site 308-310

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page

Tributes from Members


	Obituary posted by Burgdorf, Tommy (Birddog), FC2 439
	We served together by Friends posted by Burgdorf, Tommy (Birddog), FC2 439
	NOTES FROM THE WALL posted by Withers, Michael D. (Mike), OSCS 523

1967-1967, HM-8404, 3rd Medical Bn, 3rd FSR/FSSG

From Month/Year - / 1967	To Month/Year - / 1967
Unit 3rd Medical Bn Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Second Class	NEC HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	3rd Medical Bn, 3rd FSR/FSSG Details

	Type Combat - Ground
	Parent Unit 3rd FSR/FSSG	Strength Unit
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2009

Yearbook

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12 Members Also There at Same Time

3rd Medical Bn

Moore, James, CPO, (1962-2001)	HM	HM-8404	Chief Petty Officer
Moore, James, PO1, (1957-1968)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer First Class
East, Bill, SCPO, (1965-1993)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Shaffer, Wallace Clair, PO3, (1966-1968)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Mahaffey, William, CAPT, (1965-1988)	OFF	210X	Lieutenant
York, Thomas, PO2, (1965-1969)	00	00E	Petty Officer Second Class
Gilliland, John Henry, PO3, (1965-1967)	00	00E	Petty Officer Third Class
FITZGERALD, JACK, PO3, (1966-1969)			Petty Officer Third Class

3rd Dental Co

Mills, Robert Perry, LT, (1966-1967)	OFF	220X	Lieutenant
Drinkhouse, John Watts, PO3, (1962-1967)	DT	DT-8707	Petty Officer Third Class

3rd FSR/FSSG

Potter, Gus, PO2, (1966-1970)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Second Class
Pfannenstiel, James Dixon, CAPT, (1962-1985)	OFF	410X	Lieutenant