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HARLEY HUBERT HALL's PENTIGON REPORT ON POW/MIA STATUS
HARLEY H HALL
HALL, HARLEY HUBERT REMAINS RETURNED 06/95 (I.D. disputed)
Name: Harley Hubert Hall Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy, pilot Unit:
Fighter Squadron 143,
USS ENTERPRISE
(CV-65) Date of Birth: 23 December 1937 (Broken Bow NE) Home City
of Record:
Vancouver WA Date of Loss: 27 January 1973 Country of Loss: South
Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 165129N 1071023E (YO345650)
Status (in 1973): Prisoner of War Category: 1 Acft/Vehicle/Ground
: F4J Other Personnel In Incident: Phillip A. Kientzler
(released 1973)
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1990 from
one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government
agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published
sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 2008.
|
REMARKS: KIENTZLER TOLD HALL KILLED
SYNOPSIS: CDR Harley H. Hall was the commanding officer of
Fighter Squadron 143 onboard
the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE. On January 27, 1973 he and
his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), LTCDR Philip A.
Kientzler, launched in their F4J Phantom fighter aircraft on an
attack mission against North Vietnamese supplies and logistic
vehicles 15 miles northwest of Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Hall
and Kientzler were under the direction
of an OV10 Forward Air Controller
(FAC).CDR Hall's aircraft came under intense anti-aircraft fire
while attacking several trucks and was hit. He made an attempt
to fly back out to the safety of the sea, but minutes later the
aircraft caught fire on the port wing and fuselage. Both Hall
and his co-pilot, LCDR Philip A. Kintzler ejected at 4,000 feet
and were seen to land 100 feet apart near a village on an island
in the Dam Cho Chua and Cua Viet Rivers. CDR Hall was seen moving
about on the ground, discarding his parachute. No voice contact
was made with the men, and the probability of immediate capture
was considered very high. Numerous aircraft made several passes
over the area for the next several
hours and were unsuccessful in observing either of the downed
crewmen. Several emergency beepers were heard intermittently the
remainder of the afternoon and throughout the night, however, no
voice contact was established. Active,
organized search and rescue efforts were subsequently terminated.
Only Kientzler was released at Operation Homecoming in 1973. He
reported that during parachute descent they
received heavy ground fire, at which time he was hit in the leg.
He last saw CDR Hall as they touched the ground. When he asked
his guards about his pilot, he was told that he was killed by
another. No other returned POW reported having knowledge of
Harley Hall, yet the Pentagon maintained him in POW status for
over 6 years, and documents were obtained that indicated that he
was indeed captured. The Hanoi government claims to have no
knowledge of CDR Harley
Hall. This former member of the famed Blue Angels flight team
remains missing. Harley Hall was shot down on the last day of
the war and was the last Navy air casualty of the Vietnam War.
He was the last American to be classified Prisoner of War in the
Vietnam War. Harley H. Hall was promoted to the rank of Captain
during the period he was maintained as a prisoner.
[hhall.95 08/22/95] DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON D.C. 20340
DIA EVALUATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
OF VIETNAM IN THE CASE OF COMMANDER HARLEY HALL, USN On 13 July
1988, during a remains repatriation ceremony in Hanoi,
representatives of the Vietnamese Office For Seeking Missing
Persons (VNOSMP) furnished Joint Casualty
Resolution Center (JCRC) officials with six written investigative
reports. In the case of Commander Harley H. Hall, USN, the
written report reiterates much of the information previously
furnished by the U.S. in the JCRC negotiation narrative. It goes
on to claim that a "team" as well as two "VNOSMP" specialists,"
visited the location where the Navy officer was; lost, researched
historical documents in the villages and talked to "individuals
directly related to this incident.
" According to the report, "Commander Phillip" (LCDR Phillip
Kientzler, returnee) was captured; the other commander was found
dead and buried in a trench. The investigative team claims to
have visited the grave site and observed that it had been
exhumed and the remains taken. The local populace allegedly told
the team that "from about 1981-1982 up until the present time,
many people from different areas came to rob the grave, a total
of as many as eight occasions, the most recent being February
1988 Because of this, nothing is left in the grave site
to be recovered. The local authorities carried out an
investigation concerning the grave robbery but without results.
"The report concludes with the comment that the investigative
team is not able to recover the remains of this pilot.
While we have no information which would indicate that Commander
Hall survived to become a captive of the Vietnamese, the claims
made by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) authorities
regarding this incident stretch credulity and totally contradict
their known policies and practices in handling remains of
Americans based upon all-source intelligence collection efforts
over a period spanning more than two decades, we can state with
certainty that there is a centrally administered program which
Outlines strict procedures for handling the remains of Americans.
Throughout the war the Communist forces enforced a policy to
find and bury Americans killed in action, and captured enemy
documents continually stressed that this effort was important to
the "political struggle." The procedures required that a full
written report on the incident be prepared, to include a sketch
of the burial location. When possible, photos of the Americans
were supposed to be taken, and all personal effects documents,
maps, etc. were to be forwarded with the written report up the
chain of command to Hanoi.
Americans were buried in marked graves in well defined (if
primitive by U.S. standards) cemeteries. Buried with them would
be a paper which included the American's name, date, place and
cause of death. This procedure was also followed in burying
Vietnamese soldiers killed in battle. Vietnamese public health
laws require that remains be buried for at least three years
before they are exhumed (a common Vietnamese practice) and
reinterred in a final location. In the case of many Americans,
after being buried for three years or more, remains were probably
prepared and stored in a warehouse type situation. In the
specific instance of Commander Hall, if indeed he died at the
time of his loss incident, one must presume that the outlined
procedures were followed and he was not simply buried in a
convenient nearby trench. Further, the area area where he was
lost was under the control of combat troops at the time, which
calls into question the Vietnamese claim that it was necessary
to review village historical documents (which probably do not
exist) and talk to villagers allegedly involved in the incident.
Further, had villagers been interviewed and local documents
researched, the VNOSMP representatives would have certainly
discovered information on the two Americans who were lost in this
same area only minutes after Commander Hall's aircraft was
downed. The claim that the grave was repeatedly robbed by "many
people from different areas," is highly implausible. In general,
Vietnamese citizens are highly superstitious about the dead and
are not roaming the country robbing graves. Further, as all
personal effects would have been previously forwarded to Hanoi,
it should be well known to any would-be grave robbers that there
is nothing of monetary value in the grave Over the past several
years numerous SRV actions and statements appear to be aimed
toward creating the illusion that they have difficulty accounting
for missing Americans because private citizens are recovering
and trafficking in remains. This is simply not the case.
In summary, the report furnished by the SRV is implausible and
in direct conflict with their known policies and practices.
Based on the circumstances of Commander Hall's loss we believe
the communist government of Vietnam has more information and for
reason; known only to them has decided to concoct this story
instead.
TO: Department of Defense From: Mary Louise Hall (Mrs. Harley
Hall) DATE: September 13,1993
RE: ALLEGED "ACCOUNTING" for "REMAINS" OF POW HARLEY H. HALL, USN
(3 FRONT TEETH)
QUALIFIED ACKNOWLEDGMENT UNDER PROTEST FOR OBJECTIVITY AND
TRUTH
Dear Sirs:
In response to the recent recovery of three of Capt. Harley
Hall's front teeth from the site of his downing and capture on
1 1/27/73 3 in Quang Tri Province, I would like the following to
go on record: While I acknowledge these to be three of my
husband's correctly identified teeth (confirmed by a dental
expert), I object most strenuously to the inference that they
constitute evidence of death, and I by no means acknowledge or
accept them as an accounting of the person of Harley H. Hall.
As such, they represent not only insufficient evidence for case
closure, but more importantly, BLATANTLY CONTRADICT ALL UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT ASSERTIONS
& INTELLIGENCE ON THE HARLEY H. HALL CASE. Specifically, various
U.S. Agencies have consistently maintained that he could NOT
POSSIBLY have died AT THAT SITE, i.e. Quang Tri, an inference
drawn from multiple references of captivity elsewhere.Apart from
the obvious fact that adults frequently lose teeth, which was
notorious among POWs the condition of the teeth, the fact that
they are front teeth, and especially the LOCATION of discovery
all point to a more obvious or plausible explanation.
Namely, Capt. Hall was either punched, received a blow to the
mouth by his captors, these teeth were extracted, or fell out
due to malnutrition and poor care. As to the location of his
alleged 'death':
1. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: Naval Intelligence informed me two weeks
after his downing that Harley had been captured - an absolute
certainty based on first hand sensitive intelligence. It was
the U.S. Government itself that had the information to change
his status to Category I: Capture Confirmed
(Early documents sent to me under the Freedom of Information
Act indicated all four crewmen in Quang Tri incidents that day
were captured. Capt. Hall remained in Category 1 POW status for
a full seven years (1973 - 80) until all such cases except
Charles Shelton, USAF, were altered to
"PFOD (Presumptive Finding Of Death)."
2. DR. ROGER SHIELDS: It soon became evident that Harley was not
only captured, but had arrived at a prison site of some sort. I
was personally told by POW/MIA expert Dr. Roger Shields that
Harley's was "one of the compelling, if not THE most compelling
case of capture he had ever reviewed."
"They are holding your husband, Mrs. Hall, one way or another,"
(the inference clearly being 'dead or alive') "and they can
answer for him and never settle for anything LESS."
3. THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY: NSA files have subsequently
revealed that Capt. Hall was tracked from battalion to battalion
to a particular PRISON CAMP ON THE VIETNAMESE/LAO BORDER, hence
NOT in Quang Tri Province.
4. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT: On 13 July, 1988, the
DIA issued an analysis of Vietnamese reports to General Vessey
about an "unrecoverable body" in the Quang Tri area which had
falle "into a trench." DIA analysis countered that this "answer"
was totally unacceptable, and that the SRV report was a
concoction "implausible and in conflict with their known
policies and practices ' regarding Americans.' The area was
heavily patrolled by North Vietnamese troops who would not
have to resort to local villagers to account for an American
downed under their noses
(See Attached). Next, local "witnesses" began to tell of an
American body, allegedly Harley's "buried there,' but digging
teams repeatedly found nothing. But now the sudden turnover
of three teeth from Quang Tri is viewed as a "resolution," while
in fact they in no way mitigate the U.S. Government's previous
objection to this story and insistence that Capt. Hall could not
have died there, let alone be buried in an unrecorded spot.
5. CLASSIFIED U.S. FILES: This summer I returned to
Washington, D.C., to review all pertinent files including
classified material accessible to families. This reinforced my
previous conclusion and added the STUNNING NEW REVELATION that
Harley Hall had been INTERROGATED BY THE SOVIETS (which,
I hasten to point out, could not have happened had he "died"
in the area where his teeth were allegedly lost and recovered
twenty years later!) This is in startling contradiction to the
U.S. Government's present bland acceptance of his "death" in the
Quang Tri area shortly after being shot down
6. REFUGEE STATEMENTS: I realize less credence is given to
"hearsay" from Vietnamese, but it is no secret that about the
time of my husband's downing and capture, there was frequent
recounting of and bragging about "the parading of a big
Blue Angel" in Vietnam, possibly through Hanoi.
Cases of misidentification and case closing on insufficient evidence
are not new or unique to my husband's case, but all the above shows
me is that the United States Government's "highest national priority"
in this area is to shorten if not eliminate the missing list and close
the book on as many discrepancy cases as possible, even if it means a
completely false burial of hundreds of Americans - all to
expunge the past, achieve e a hasty and slipshod "accounting,"
and facilitate lucrative and politically expedient relation with
Hanoi. As for the incredible statement that "we have no
information which would indicate Capt. Hall survived to become
a captive of the Vietnamese, ' one need only consider every
other agency cited here, and Harley's official POW status, to
perceive a gross discrepancy and untruth. Some cases are
genuinely resolved. My close friend, Carleen Blackburn,
received almost full skeletal remains of her husband (notably
with FOUR FRONT TEETH MISSING). Other cases are not. and
perhaps never can or will be resolved. But the most
unfortunate and painful of all are the FALSELY
RESOLVED CASES. Thus, after twenty years of almost unbearable
limbo and uncertainty, I may now
face the worst possible case scenario: an eternal limbo, still not
knowing. The three teeth only
reinforce the intelligence on capture, while the U.S
Government prepares to call the case "resolved" and cease
even trying to account. Such a FALSE ANSWER IS WORSE THAN
NONE, leaving me with less peace than before, not more!
I do not reject receiving the three teeth, nor will I take
legal action against their identification, because they are
indeed Harley's teeth and constitute all I have of my husband
at the present moment. Had they been presented in the spirit
of further clues or evidence in Harley's case, and not as
an unwarranted "accounting" and resolution of ''death," I
would even welcome them as one small clue to the mystery of
what happened to him in captivity Be assured that my protest
does NOT stem from "wishful thinking," ' hoping against hope,
" or reluctance or refusal to accept death as an inevitable
probable outcome. For years, I have imagined, longed for and
even dreamed of the dav when I could hold a proper memorial
service for Harley when his earthly remains could rest in U.S.
soil. Then his children and I could experience tbe peace of
knowing, and begin to close the long chapter of grief. But to
grant burial with full military honors and a full size coffin
to three front teeth would not only be ridiculous, but
represent acquiescence in a lie. Considering the above, I
protest the closure of Harley's case in the strongest possible
terms, and implore you to leave his name on the honored list
of unaccounted for Americans, specifically of "focus" POW
cases where he was listed in the first place. (Otherwise, his
name will wrongfully appear on the "remains returned" list,
and many thoughtful Americans will assume that this notorious
case is finally resolved/settled.)
To do otherwise on the basis of incomplete and misleading
"remains" of three teeth is a travesty and an affront to the
truth, as well as yet another blow to the families, who have
fought so valiantly (and had their faith so badly shaken) in
this cause. This is the least you owe to the men who served
and those of us who have paid so high a price.
(signed) Mary Louise Hall, Wife Capt. Harley H. Hall USN
549-50-3460
NETWORK NOTE: As of March 1998, Capt. Harley Hall is still
listed by the United States Government
as "remains returned."
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From: "Barrett Tillman"
To: info@pownetwork.org Subject:
Cdr. Harley Hall
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 21:32:20 +0000
Gentlemen: Congratulations on your excellent site.
It belatedly occurs to me that you
may be interested in the following article I wrote for The
Hook Magazine in 1999.
http://www.tailhook.org/HallSu99.htm
Sincerely, Barrett Tillman35 years after Harley Hall was shot down, some family members believehe's still alive Gwen Davis was getting ready for church in Vancouverin 1973 when the telephone rang. She learned that her brotherHarley Hall's F-4J Phantom fighter jet had been shot down on thelast day of combat in the Vietnam War. He was missing. The callcame from Harley's pregnant wife, Mary Lou, in San Diego and itstarted a hopeful vigil that continues today. The hopewill be amplified Sunday, the 35th anniversary of the incident.Several family members and friends believe the stalwart Navypilot - once the commander of the elite Blue Angels flying team,an astronaut candidate, and a graduate of Evergreen High Schooland Clark College - may be alive. Perhaps he lives in Russia orVietnam. Maybe he's assumed a new identity. He'd be turning 70."He could have even forgotten the language," said Hall's niece,Jamie Butterfield, 43, of Vancouver,who still wears a braceletto remembers him. "He could have a new family." Neither Davisnor Mary Lou Hall is convinced that Harley Hall is dead, despitethe U.S. government's declaration on Tet Feb. 29, 1980, that Hallwas "presumed killed in action." In 1993, the Hanoi governmentreturned three teeth and a few bone fragments to the United States.They were Harley's teeth, all right, Davis said. "But teeth aren'tHarley. "After an investigation, the government reported that Hallprobably died on the beach near the wreckage of his plane, and wasburied there in a trench, his remains later scattered by scavengers.Family objectionsMary Lou Hall filed a formal, written objection tothe government's contention that the teeth and statements gathered inVietnam proved that Hall was dead. She argued the teeth could havefallen out due to malnutrition or might have been extracted. Shecontended a foot-thick file of government papers obtained through thefamily's use of the Freedom of Information Act indicate that he wastaken prisoner and still may be alive. The returned teeth bore signsof periodontal disease, indicating the pilot had survived some timeafter the crash. Two of the teeth had marks indicating they'd beenextracted. X-rays proved only the teeth were Hall's, familymembers said."Be assured that my protest does not stem from 'wishfulthinking,' hoping against hope, or reluctance or refusal to acceptdeath as an inevitable, probable outcome," Hall said in her 1993letter to the Department of Defense. "For years I have imagined,longed for and even dreamed of the day when I could hold a propermemorial service for Harley, when his earthly remains could rest inU.S. soil. Then his children and I could experience the peace ofknowing, and begin to close the long chapter of grief. But to grantburial with full military honors and a full-size coffin to threefront teeth would not only be ridiculous, but represent acquiescencein a lie."Hall said the Navy told her two weeks after he was shot downthat he had been captured. She learned through government documentsthat Hall was interviewed in 1978 by Russian intelligence agents inVietnam. She and Davis no longer expect to receive more informationfrom the government, which has closed his case.Remembering Harley Others don't know what to believe, but simply wishto honor a man who served three tours in Vietnam and was shot down byanti-aircraft guns just 10 hours before the cease-fire."I am one of probably many in the area who have not forgotten," saidretired Camas teacher Doralee St. Clair, who had Hall's niece, Jamie,in her second-grade class. "I don't wear the bracelet anymore. It hasa lot of wear on it, but I can still clearly read his name."As the years go by, I think about him once in a while," St. Clairsaid. "I never knew him, but I knew his niece, Jamie, and I wore thebracelet for many, many years. I wore the first one down until it woreout and got a second one through Harley's mother in 1982 or '83 andthat lasted longer. I wore it through my stay-at-home years, raising mylittle family, and through nursing school when I became an RN and thenthrough years of working at Southwest Washington Medical Center."Jamie Butterfield said she has the nickel-plated bracelet that herfather, James Hall, made for her when she was 7 years old. It stillfits but is worn.She now wears a red bracelet instead. Her son, MarcButterfield, 20, also wears a bracelet, even though he never knew hisgreat-uncle."He has grown up with the stories," said Butterfield. "Hehis bracelet every day. I've taught the stories to him and hehas passed it down the line. He is very aware and done papers about itin school. Remember, the French from World War II had people who wereprisoners for 40 or 45 years. You never know. "Last casualtyAcross the country people remember, said Gwen Davis. "It's people thatwe never even knew that are still wearing his bracelet," she said.Some pick up bracelets at veterans events, such as those held at theVietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. In Hazel Dell, a 60,000-square-foot office building at 10000 N.E. Seventh Ave. bears his name.It was built by developer Larry Pruitt, who attended Clark Collegewith Hall. It features a memorial atrium with a 12-foot-tall glasspanel etched with an illuminated likeness of Hall that risesfrom a pool of cascading water. A second panel features four jetsflying in a missing-man formation."Harley's wingman, Terry Heath,saw Harley go down, saw that he was on the ground, had disengaged hischute and was running along the beach," Davis said. "The governmenttold us then to keep our mouths shut, not cause any waves, that Harleywould be home. When the POWs and Harley's co-pilot came home in Marchof '73, that was the red flag for me."The co-pilot, Lt. Cmdr. PhilipA Kientzler, refused to talk to the family, Davis said. She believeshe was told by the government to remain silent. He told investigatorsthat Vietnamese guards told him Hall had been killed shortly after the crash. Kientzler died in 2005. Years later, there were reportsthat the Viet Cong had bragged about parading a "Big Blue Angel"through the streets of Hanoi. Hall has gone down in history as thelast Navy casualty of the Vietnam War. He is known as the lastAmerican to be classified as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. But, forthe family, that's not the end of the story. Dean Baker writes aboutmilitary affairs. Reach him at 360-759-8009 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting360-759-8009 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting or e-mail
THE POW-MIA I'm just a nameles silhouette; nobody knows my face, Though many of you pray for me each day; The man you said you won. t forget, in a dark and distant place. I am the POW; I am the MIA. I am a Navy pilot; I am a dead Marine; I am the wounded grunt they couldn. t find. But I'm living still, and I. m long dead, and I. m somewhere in between,
And I can. t believe that I was left behind.They killed me in an ambush, and they captured me alive,And I died when my Huey crashed and burned.And they brought me North in chains when they returned.They over-ran my unit, but I managed to survive,They beat me and they whipped me, and they worked me .til I dropped. To break my will, they made their best endeavor.When great despair had gripped me, still the torture never stopped, And they told me: . We can keep you here forever..They told me that my parents died, that my kids were grownand gone; And my wife lost hope, and marriedmy best friend. But there. s a prayer hold inside, that helpsme to go on: That someone still remembers, andyou. ll bring me Home again.vI'm just a nameless silhouette; nobody knows my face,Though many of you pray for me each day;The man you saidyou won.t forget, in a dark and distant place.
I am the POW; I am the MIA.Tim Murphy �. 1986
POW/MIA OPERATION JUST CAUSE_U.S.N. CAPT HARLEY H. HALL_MY ADOPTED POW/MIA
HARLEY H HALL 
YOU ARE THE
VISITOR
HARLEY H HALL 
HARLEY H HALL 
HARLEY H HALL
HARLEY HALL
U.S.N. CPT
VF-143 CVW-14
USS ENTERPRISE
F4-J PHANTOM FIGHTER JET
THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON UNITED
TOGETHER AND ORIGINALLY FOUNDED
AND HONORED USN CAPT HARLEY
HUBERT HALL BY ORGANIZING THE
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
CHAPTER 512 OF VANCOUVER,
WASHINGTON 98660 OF WHICH I'AM
A MEMBER OF CHAPTER 512.
I'AM DEDICATING THIS SITE TO ALL
OUR POW/MIA's BY HONORING MY
HOMETOWN POW/MIA...AS WELL AS
MY OPERATION JUST CAUSE ADOPTED
POW/MIA U. S. NAVY CAPTIAN HARLEY
HALL OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.
HARLEY WAS AN F4-J PHANTOM JET
FIGHTER PILOT WHO WAS SHOT
DOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM ONLY
TEN HOURS BEFORE THE ARMISTIS
WAS SIGHNED TO END THE
VIETNAM WAR OF WHICH THE
COPILOT COMMANDER KITZNER WAS
IN THE 1975 PRISONER RELEASE
HARLEY HALL WAS LOST TO NVA
FORCES IN AN OPEN
FIELD BEHIND ENEMY LINES SOME
WHERE IN COMMUNIST NORTH
VIETNAM 1973. HARLEY WAS THE
VERY LAST KNOWN POW/MIA TO BE
LOST IN VIETNAM NEVER TO BE
FOUND.
HARLEY H HALL
F4-J PHANTOM FIGHTER JET
| Posted for: HARLEY HUBERT HALL: | |
 | When I armed your F-4 (Aircraft #113)on that last day of the war, we both grinned knowing that this was the last. Little did I know what "last" really meant. I look back now and wish that I hadn't loaded those 6 MK-82's on your bird. I now wish that your bird was down. But, knowing you, you would have launched anyway. Thanks H-3, I'll never forget you!! |
| Posted by: CWO3 M.W.Johnson Email: Relationship: We served together Tuesday, April 30, 2002 | |
HARLEY H HALL
F4-J PHANTOM FIGHTER JET
| Casualty Record fr Harley Hubert Hall(Click here for help with decoding this information) | |
| GENERAL / PERSONAL | |
| Home | Vancouver, Washington |
| Birth Date | 1937-12-23 |
| Sex | Male |
| Race | Caucasian |
| Married/Single | Married |
| Religion | Protestant - No Preference |
| Citizen | Yes |
| MILITARY | |
| Service | Navy |
| Rank | CAPT |
| Serial Number | 549503460 |
| Component | Regular |
| Grade | O6 |
| MOS | 1310 |
| Length of Service | ** |
| Start of Tour | 1973-01-27 |
| CASUALTY | |
| Casualty Date | 1980-02-29 |
| Casualty Type | Hostile, Died Captured |
| Reason | Air Loss, Crash - Land |
| Air or Ground | Fixed Wing - Pilot |
| Country | South Vietnam |
| Province | Quang Tri |
| Posthumous Promotion | No change |
| Body Recovered | Body not recovered |
| Location on The Wall | Panel 01W - Row 112 |
| RefNo | 1548 |
| Processed Date | 8003 |
| Comments | |
HARLEY H HALL 
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HARLEY HUBERT HALL
U.S.N. CAPT
VF - 143 CVW - 14 USS ENTERPRISE
F4-J PHANTOM JET FIGHTER PILOT
SHOT DOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM
TEN HOURS BEFORE THE FINAL
SIGNING OF THE ARMISTIS IS THE
LAST KNOWN POW/MIA TO BE LOST
IN VIETNAM. HARLEY HALL WAS FROM
MY HOMETOWN OF VANCOUVER, WA
AS WELL AS MY ADOPTED POW/MIA,
AND THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF
AMERICA HALL-HOWELL CHAPTER
#512 IN VANCOUVER, WA WAS
DEDICATED IN HARLEY HALL'S
HONOR!
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
HALL-HOWELL CHAPTER #512
OF THE
"SALUTES YOU, SIR!"
COMMANDER HARLEY HUBERT HALL
HERE IS A COPY OF THE MEMORIAL
THAT I WROTE AND POSTED ON THE
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
"THE VIRTUAL WALL"
FOR
HARLEY HUBERT HALL
12 Apr 2006
You Are Not Forgotten
As a native Vancouverite and Vietnam Veteran who lived in your neighborhood not far from your house in west Vancouver, Washington 98663. I pay tribute to my home town POW/MIA, on the behalf of the The Vietnam Veterans of America for Vancouver, Washington, Chapter 512. We Salute You, Sir!
Gregory PayneOregon Veterans Home
700 Veterans Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058teetee199thlib@excite.com
MY CONTACT WITH THE HALL FAMILY
THIS IS A COPY OF AN E-MAIL RESPONCE FROM
THE HALL FAMILY ON THE TRIBUTE I WROTE ON
HARLEY HALL's MEMORIAL ON THE
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL THE VIRTUAL
WALL.
POSTED BELOW
GUEN HALL DAVIS
HARLEY HALL'S SISTER
HARLEY HALL'S FAMILY .& FRIE
GUEN HALL DAVIS
HARLEY HALL'S SISTER
JUST CLICK ON THE PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE AND VISIT
"HARLEY HALL'S FAMILY & FRIENDS HALL OF
HONOR Photo Album"
teetee199thlib@excite.com
Dear. Mr. Payne,
I want to thank you for your comments about my brother, Capt. Harley H.
Hall. The VVA Chapter 512 has been a big comfort and support group to the
Hall Family. God bless you.
Gwen Hall Davis
HERE ARE MORE COMMENTS FROM THE HALL FAMILY ON THIS WEBSITE I WROTE UNDER OPERATION JUST CAUSE IN MY GUESTBOOK.
Gwen Hall Davis
Greg, Words cannot express how much your website means to the Hall family. If a decision based on evidence (three front teeth) generates a conclusion that nothing further can be done to account for an individual, the case is then put into a "no further pursuit" category. This signals that further active US effort ends. Your website keeps Harley before the citizens, and many unanswered questions very much alive. Thank you so much!
Gwen Hall Davis
Greg, Your website just blows me away! Thank you so much! I have
transferred it to my aol website.......Gw3Da@aol where I get most of
my mail. I would be honored to join...will write more later. God
Bless! You have certainly made my day! Keep in touch and I will do
the same. I've passed your website on to several of Harley's
"Blue's" family.
With much appreciation,
Gwen
GUEN HALL DAVIS
HARLEY HALL'S SISTER
JUST CLICK ON THE PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE AND VISIT
"HARLEY HALL'S FAMILY & FRIENDS HALL OF
HONOR Photo Album"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HARLEY H HALL 
IN HONOR OF ALL THE FAMILIES
OF OUR POW/MIA'S I WILL PROVIDE
THEM WITH SOME HELP LINKS.
POW/MIA FAMILIES
http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/
U.S. DEPT OF VA
http://www.va.gov/
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org./
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE PRISONER OF
WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/
POW/MIA 1955 CHEVY
http://www.neverforgotteninc.org/
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