WNC Veteran Who died in Vietnam More than 50 years Ago Returns Home

Waynesville -- On October 8, 2023, the remains of U.S. Air Force Captain Frederick Mervyn Hall were returned to Waynesville, North Carolina, his birthplace.

It had been 54 years since he died during the Vietnam War. Captain Hall was laid to rest in Waynesville Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

Below is information from the NC.dmva

"NC DMVA representatives, Tammy Martin, Director of Communications, and Director of Military and Family Services, Roderick White will present Captain Hall’s family with a letter from Governor Cooper, certificates, and a flag that was flown over the State Capitol in his honor.

“Bringing Captain Hall home will help his family find some measure of closure” said LtGen Walter E. Gaskin, USMC, Ret., Secretary, NC DMVA. “While missing for more than five decades, he was never forgotten. Although not here physically, he was never far away from the hearts of his family, community, and our nation. His return helps us continue to have faith and hope for those still missing until all are returned home.”

United States Air Force Captain Hall was a member of the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron.  On April 12,1969, at the age of 25, he navigated a flight in a mission over South Vietnam. His aircraft crashed into a mountain ridge while flying through cloud cover. He was reported missing in action. The site was not successfully excavated until March 2021, when recovery teams retrieved humans remains, life support equipment, and other material evidence associated with the missing aircraft. Over 50 years after declared missing, on March 23, 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Hall through laboratory analysis and the totality of the circumstantial evidence."  

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