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DENNIS CLARKE CRESSEY
Captain · U.S. Air Force
July 9, 1946 – May 12, 1972
Service recordDennis Clarke Cressey, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He was lost on May 12, 1972, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 25
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Weapon Systems Officer (1555C)
- Born
- July 9, 1946
- Home of record
- Cheyenne, Wyoming (Laramie County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- May 12, 1972
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing in action
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date May 12, 1972; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Trị Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 25
- WILLIAM HENRY OSTERMEYERCaptain · May 12, 1972
- THOMAS J WILEYFirst Lieutenant · May 13, 1972
- RALPH PETER DUPONT JRLieutenant · May 16, 1972
- JOHN WILBURN ADAMSCaptain · May 17, 1972
From Cheyenne
- ROBERT FRED GUTHRIEPetty Officer Third Class · January 31, 1966
- MICHAEL RAY BECKPrivate First Class · March 28, 1966
- WILLIAM BERTUS ESSLINGERPrivate First Class · June 1, 1967
- LAWRENCE DANIEL TORREZLance Corporal · September 4, 1967
- EDWARD MCNALLYSpecialist Four · January 31, 1968
- FRANK MAXWELL DARLINGPrivate First Class · April 20, 1968
- JOSEPH ANTHONY PADILLASpecialist Four · May 18, 1968
- EDWARD RAYMOND BRAUNPrivate First Class · July 21, 1968
- DENNIS BARRY FARRISPrivate First Class · January 12, 1969
- JOHN WILLIAM KOBELIN IICorporal · March 6, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.