Vietnam War US Navy Fighter Squadron VF-143 PUNKIN' DOGS Patch

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Vintage original Vietnam war in-country machine embroidered patch, size is approximately 3.2" by 3.2" - used condition. Due to global pandemic, USPS delivery may be temporarily delayed.
On 20 June 1962, the unit was re-designated
VF-143
and began its transition to the
F-4 Phantom II
. They deployed seven times during the
Vietnam War
. The squadron was credited with the downing of the first
MiG-21
in 1967, led by LtCmdr R.M. "Pacer" Hooper.
The last VF-143 Vietnam deployment commenced in September 1972 with Carrier Air Group 14 aboard
USS Enterprise
. On 27 January 1973, the last day of official American hostilities, a squadron
Phantom
was struck by AAA fire near
Quảng Trị
while performing one of the last combat missions of the war. Executive Officer, Cmdr Harley Hall and his
Radar Intercept Officer
(RIO) ejected near the coast and both were seen alive on the ground by their wingman. Hall's RIO was captured by North Vietnamese and returned from captivity a few months later. Cmdr Hall became the last Naval Aviator listed as
Missing in Action
(MIA). Two weeks after the shoot down, however, his status was changed from MIA to "
Prisoner of War
(POW), authenticated", a designation held until he was declared deceased in February 1980, his remains were identified on 6 September 1994.
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