Frederick Lewis Cristman

Vietnam War
Unit48th Aviation Company
RankWarrant Officer First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service FromSalisbury North Carolina
Date of DeathMarch 19 1971
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Warrant Officer, First Class Cristman was a member of 48th Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Group. On March 19, 1971, he was the pilot of a Bell Huey Utility Helicopter (UH-1C) covering a downed U.S. helicopter on the Laotian border. His helicopter was hit and he made an emergency landing. He was declared Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.