Thomas Burns Hall

Korean War
Service #645A
Unit6162 AIR BASE WING
RankColonel U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathFebruary 11 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
Legion of Merit
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
For his leadership and valor, Colonel Hall was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and several foreign decorations.
Notes
USMA Class of 1933, Colonel Hall was a highly decorated veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the 6162nd Air Base Wing. On February 11, 1951, he was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber assigned to the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group. On February 11, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, contact with the aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.