Richard Craig Bram
First Sergeant
VMA-225, MAG-12, 1ST MAW, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Cleves, Ohio
November 25, 1935 to January 21, 1975
(Incident Date July 08, 1965)
RICHARD C BRAM is on the Wall at Panel 2E, Line 31

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Combat Action Ribbon
 

 
20 Jan 2002

The "Moving Wall" was at Cincinnati State College in the summer of 2000. A special recognition was made at the opening ceremonies on July 8th, the 35th anniversary of Craig's disappearance.

Craig, you are not forgotten.

From a friend who wears his MIA Bracelet,
Judy Keeney
clymer34@aol.com


 
5 Jul 2004

Thank you for all of those who remember my grandfather.

From his granddaughter,
Cherish Bram
rishchic@aol.com


 
23 Jan 2005

I love my family very much, and even though I never got to meet my grandfather just the thought of knowing what he did for our wonderful nation makes me love him all together.

From a granddaughter,
Amanda Bram
1421 W. Alex Bell Rd, Centerville, Oh 45459
letmeonjd@aol.com


 
09 Aug 2006

REMEMBERED

by his daughter,
Mary Kimberly Bram-Thomas
fun4kim@adelphia.net

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) was established at Chu Lai at the end of June 1965 with VMA-225, VMA-311, and VMA-214 (all with A-4 aircraft) assigned.

On 08 July 1965 then-Staff Sergeant Bram and Gunnery Sergeant Dingwall left Chu Lai Air Base for a hike in the surrounding countryside. They were last seen in a local hamlet.

Later on 08 July local South Vietnamese police reported that the Viet Cong had captured and killed two Americans and then buried their bodies. This report led to a muster of the unit and the discovery that Sergeants Bram and Dingwall were missing. A search of the area in which they were last seen produced hearsay information that the two had been captured, but there was conflicting information on what happened afterwards.

The two men were declared missing and were carried in that status for a decade. The Secretary of the Navy approved Presumptive Findings of Death for Sergeant Bram on 21 January 1975 and for Sergeant Dingwall on 19 September 1978.

Their remains have not been recovered.


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