Harlan Porter Hall

Korean War
Service #AO-2101161
Unit37 BOMB SQ 17 BOMB WING
RankSecond Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJanuary 13 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Second Lieutenant Hall was awarded the Air Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Second Lieutenant Hall was a the navigator of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 37th Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Wing, stationed at Airfield K-9, Pusan, South Korea. On January 13, 1953, shortly after take off from Pusan, his aircraft crashed into the sea and exploded, killing all three on board. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.