United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

Harley B Hackett III

Captain

1942 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 51W

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Captain Harley Benjamin Hackett III served in the U.S. Air Force. Harley served with the 497 TFS. Harley served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Harley was 25 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

497TH TAC FTR SQDN, 8TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)

CAPT

FLORENCE, SC

1973

Pay grade O03. DCAS record DCAS-VN-020635.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 51W · Line 49 cut as HARLEY B HACKETT III

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Harley B Hackett III

Captain

U.S. Air Force

- 1973

497th Tactical Fighter Squadron

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