Marine Pfc. Menachem M. Goldbloom was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Twentynine Palms Highway on Sunday, the Marine Corps confirmed.
Two other Marines were injured in the crash and airlifted to a nearby hospital where they are in stable condition, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
“We are saddened to learn that an off base, privately-owned vehicle incident on October 20, 2019, resulted in the death of a Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California,” 1st Lt. Cameron Edinburgh, a Marine spokesman, told Marine Corps Times.
Goldbloom a 24-year-old from Cook County, Illinois, enlisted in the Corps in March and had just joined his 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, unit in Twentynine Palms, California, in September, Edinburgh said.
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His awards include the National Defense Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
The Marine Corps has not released any other information about the crash at this time.
