Bio, St Pierre, Dean P.

Name: Dean Paul St Pierre
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O3
Unit:
Date of Birth: 30 October 1941
Home City of Record: KANKAKEE IL
Date of Loss: 22 May 1968
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 173330 North 1060815 East
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D #0246
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
Refno: 1188

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File. 2020

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Subject:	Submission
Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:35:06 +0000
From:	William M. Killian

Here are some details from 2 MIA's that are lacking in your database: On May 22, 1968, a U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II (66‑0246) from the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing based at the Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base was on a mission flown by CAPT John H. Crews III and 1LT Dean P. St. Pierre. While attacking a truck convoy on a road 20 miles west of Dong Hoi, their aircraft was hit by 85mm anti-aircraft fire. Both crewmen were listed as KIA and no remains were recovered. [Taken from ejection-history.org.uk] Regards, William M. Killian Social Studies Department Co-Chair Pioneer Valley High School

CAPT DEAN PAUL ST. PIERRE

Return to Service Member Profiles

Conflict
Service
Status

VIETNAM WAR
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Unaccounted For

On May 22, 1968, an F-4D Phantom II (tail number 66-0246, call sign Dipper 02) with two crew members took off as one of two aircraft on a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in North Vietnam. Immediately after the other aircraft on the mission passed over the target area, its crew heard this F-4D's crew radio to say they were taking heavy enemy anti-aircraft fire. The other aircraft then saw a large fireball on the ground near the target and circled the area for several minutes, but could not locate this F-4D or any sign of its crew. Another flight relieved the lead aircraft and began a search but was similarly unsuccessful due to the darkness. Attempts to locate and investigate the crash site were precluded by enemy presence in the area, and further attempts to locate the F-4D's crew members were unsuccessful.

Captain Dean Paul St. Pierre entered the U.S. Air Force from Illinois and served in the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. He was the pilot systems officer aboard this F-4D when it was lost and his remains could not be recovered following the incident. Today, Captain St. Pierre is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit.

If you are a family member of this serviceman, DPAA can provide you with additional information and analysis of your case. Please contact your casualty office representative.

Service member profile discrepancy? Please help us ensure the accuracy of each profile by submitting documentation about a service member profile.

Capt DEAN PAUL ST. PIERRE

Unit 433 TFS
Historical Country of Loss
North Vietnam
Current Country of Loss
VIETNAM
Home of Record IL