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Submitted: 1/29/09 • Approved: 2/23/22 • Last Updated: 2/26/22 • R144345-G0-S3
MAJOR US Air Force
Vietnam
January 10, 1937 - July 6, 1966
United States Air Force Captain Charles Morgan. He was backseater aboard an F-105F Thunderchief on a mission over North Vietnam. The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire about 35 miles northwest of Hanoi,& evidently hit the side of a mountain. There were no indications either pilot, Major Roosevelt L Hestle, Jr or then Captain Morgan exited the aircraft or initiated their emergency beepers. The men were classified as Missing In Action. On July 31, 1989, his remains were returned & subsequently identified the following April. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major.
Contributed on 1/29/09
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Record #: 144345