Peter Richard Cressman was born May 23, 1951. His home of record is Wayne, NJ.
He entered the US Air Force in August 1969, and spent two years at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK. He attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT).
Cressman volunteered for service in Vietnam and arrived at Da Nang in June 1972. He was originally assigned to Detachment 2, 6994th Security Squadron, Da Nang. He was later transferred to Detachment 3, 6994th Security Squadron from Ubon, Thailand. The men from this unit were highly trained and operated in the greatest of secrecy. They were cryptology experts, language experts and knew how to operate some of the Air Force's most sophisticated equipment.
He was the systems operator on an EC-47 aircraft, flying an operational mission, when on February 5, 1973, about a week after signing the Paris Peace Agreement, his aircraft was shot down over Saravane Province, Laos, about 50 miles east of the city of Saravane.
On February 22, 1973, he was declared killed in action, when evidence of death was received in the Department of the Air Force and his remains were shortly thereafter repatriated.
Cressman's remains were repatriated on February 9, 1993, and positively identified on October 27, 1995, using a piece of molar received from the crash site. A bridge over the Ramapo River in Oakland, New Jersey was named and dedicated to Peter Cressman.
He is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington D.C. Panel 01W Line 114.
He entered the US Air Force in August 1969, and spent two years at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK. He attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT).
Cressman volunteered for service in Vietnam and arrived at Da Nang in June 1972. He was originally assigned to Detachment 2, 6994th Security Squadron, Da Nang. He was later transferred to Detachment 3, 6994th Security Squadron from Ubon, Thailand. The men from this unit were highly trained and operated in the greatest of secrecy. They were cryptology experts, language experts and knew how to operate some of the Air Force's most sophisticated equipment.
He was the systems operator on an EC-47 aircraft, flying an operational mission, when on February 5, 1973, about a week after signing the Paris Peace Agreement, his aircraft was shot down over Saravane Province, Laos, about 50 miles east of the city of Saravane.
On February 22, 1973, he was declared killed in action, when evidence of death was received in the Department of the Air Force and his remains were shortly thereafter repatriated.
Cressman's remains were repatriated on February 9, 1993, and positively identified on October 27, 1995, using a piece of molar received from the crash site. A bridge over the Ramapo River in Oakland, New Jersey was named and dedicated to Peter Cressman.
He is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington D.C. Panel 01W Line 114.
Peter Richard Cressman was born May 23, 1951. His home of record is Wayne, NJ.
He entered the US Air Force in August 1969, and spent two years at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK. He attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT).
Cressman volunteered for service in Vietnam and arrived at Da Nang in June 1972. He was originally assigned to Detachment 2, 6994th Security Squadron, Da Nang. He was later transferred to Detachment 3, 6994th Security Squadron from Ubon, Thailand. The men from this unit were highly trained and operated in the greatest of secrecy. They were cryptology experts, language experts and knew how to operate some of the Air Force's most sophisticated equipment.
He was the systems operator on an EC-47 aircraft, flying an operational mission, when on February 5, 1973, about a week after signing the Paris Peace Agreement, his aircraft was shot down over Saravane Province, Laos, about 50 miles east of the city of Saravane.
On February 22, 1973, he was declared killed in action, when evidence of death was received in the Department of the Air Force and his remains were shortly thereafter repatriated.
Cressman's remains were repatriated on February 9, 1993, and positively identified on October 27, 1995, using a piece of molar received from the crash site. A bridge over the Ramapo River in Oakland, New Jersey was named and dedicated to Peter Cressman.
He is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington D.C. Panel 01W Line 114.
He entered the US Air Force in August 1969, and spent two years at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK. He attained the rank of Sergeant (SGT).
Cressman volunteered for service in Vietnam and arrived at Da Nang in June 1972. He was originally assigned to Detachment 2, 6994th Security Squadron, Da Nang. He was later transferred to Detachment 3, 6994th Security Squadron from Ubon, Thailand. The men from this unit were highly trained and operated in the greatest of secrecy. They were cryptology experts, language experts and knew how to operate some of the Air Force's most sophisticated equipment.
He was the systems operator on an EC-47 aircraft, flying an operational mission, when on February 5, 1973, about a week after signing the Paris Peace Agreement, his aircraft was shot down over Saravane Province, Laos, about 50 miles east of the city of Saravane.
On February 22, 1973, he was declared killed in action, when evidence of death was received in the Department of the Air Force and his remains were shortly thereafter repatriated.
Cressman's remains were repatriated on February 9, 1993, and positively identified on October 27, 1995, using a piece of molar received from the crash site. A bridge over the Ramapo River in Oakland, New Jersey was named and dedicated to Peter Cressman.
He is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington D.C. Panel 01W Line 114.
