BLAHA HERBERT J

BG Herbert J. Blaha was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/13/1989 at the age of 65.1 from Accidental drowning
San Antonio, TX
Date of Birth 02/20/1924
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-165 in 68, HMM-364 in 68, HMM-265 in 68-69, HMH-462 in 68-69
This information was provided by Patricia Blaha Martin (daughter), SSN deceased search

More detail on this person: My Father retired in 1977 as BrigGen, USMC, and died in 1989. His OQR states that he participated in combat/combat support operations with:

HMM 165 680707-680828
HMM 364 680717-681202
HMM 265 681101-690524
HMH 462 681028-690228

He was assigned to MAG 36, 680704-690713, first as the XO, and then as the CO, which explains the overlap in squadrons. I don't know how to list this on your roster, so I did not fill out the update form and am leaving it up to you.

Officially his cause of death was accidental drowning, but that was caused by a heart attack. At age 65, he finally stopped jogging every day and started swimming laps instead.

From: Patricia Blaha Martin, USMC 1976-1986

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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023