Krommenhoek, Jeffrey Marti
Navy lcdr

Jeffrey Marti Krommenhoek from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: October 25, 1967
Death details: Lieutenant Jeffrey Martin Krommenhoek entered the U.S. Navy from Iowa and served with Attack Squadron 163. On October 25, 1967, he piloted a single-seat A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 150086) as part of a strike mission against the enemy airfield at Phuc Yen, near Hanoi, North Vietnam. The strike group encountered heavy enemy anti-aircraft fire and surface-to-air missile (SAM) activity throughout the mission. Over the target area, LT Krommenhoek’s aircaft was seen just prior to rolling in on the target in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q WJ 830 498. However, he was not seen again, and could not be contacted via radio as the strike group departed the target area. Because the area was heavily defended and located in enemy territory, an immediate search for him was impossible. Further attempts to locate him were unsuccessful. After the incident, the Navy promoted LT Krommenhoek to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR). Today, Lieutenant Commander Krommenhoek 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 Non-recoverable.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency