Newington Connecticut

Moriarty, Peter Gibney
Air Force Captain

Peter Gibney Moriarty, age 29, from Newington, Connecticut.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 22, 1971
Death details: On March 22, 1971, he piloted a single-seated F-100 Super Sabre (tail number 3180, call sign “Blade 82”) on a combat mission against enemy targets in Laos. As Capt Moriarty made a pass over the target area, his aircraft was hit by ground fire, causing it to crash in the vicinity of (GC) XD 634 395. No parachutes emerged from the Super Sabre before it went down. Search and rescue teams were unable to investigate the crash area due to heavy enemy presence, Capt Moriarty was not seen again following the incident. His remains have not been recovered. Today, Captain Moriarty is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Cemetery: Memorialized at Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Military Times, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Pealer, Elias Benson Jr.
Marines Corporal

Elias Benson Jr. Pealer, age 20, from Newington, Connecticut, Hartford county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Newington High

Date of death: Friday, May 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Hartfod Courant (1970)

Moser, Paul Kierstead
Navy Aviation machinist mate 3rd class

Paul Kierstead Moser from Newington, Connecticut.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, October 2, 1969
Death details: 

On October 2, 1969, a C-2A Greyhound (bureau number 152796) carrying five crew members and twenty passengers took off on a routine logistics support flight from Cubi Point Naval Station, Republic of the Philippines, to the USS Constellation (CVA 64) in the Gulf of Tonkin. En route, the aircraft was in radio and radar contact with the carrier when it suddenly disappeared from the radar. There were no distress calls or beepers heard. An extensive air and surface search was begun immediately and recovered some personal effects and aircraft debris, but no survivors. Eventually, a crash site was discovered off the coast of North Vietnam, however, no remains were recovered.

Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Paul Kierstead Moser, who joined the U.S. Navy from Connecticut, was a member of Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 50. He was a crewmember of the Greyhound when it crashed, and he was lost with the aircraft. His remains were not recovered following the incident. Today, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Moser 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

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