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David Whittier Morrill
Lieutenant Colonel
MABS-13, MAG-13, 1ST MAW, III MAF United States Marine Corps San Carlos, California November 03, 1930 to March 18, 1967 DAVID W MORRILL is on the Wall at Panel 16E, Line 106 |
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LTC DAVID WHITTIER MORRILL
LTC DAVID WHITTIER MORRILL
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USMC Major David Whittier Morrill and RIO 2ndLt Maxim C. Parker assigned to Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-314, Chu Lai, RVN, were providing a close air support mission on 18 March 1967 for Marine Corps ground troops in Quang Tri Province, South Viet Nam. Major Morrill was flying in a two Phantom formation when his F-4 Phantom was observed to pull off target on the fourth pass and then contact was lost. The Phantom pilot of the lead aircraft observed a ground explosion about one and a half miles from the target. No parachutes were seen. Major Morrill and his RIO 2ndLt Parker were listed as MIA. In August of 1967, the wreckage of Major Morrill's Phantom was found, but no remains were found. In 1993, the crash site was excavated by a joint Vietnamese/US task force. Major Merrill's wedding ring and human remains were recovered at the site. Major Merrill's wedding ring was identified, but not the human remains. Major Merrill was also a graduate of Princeton University and was one of the final thirty candidates for the Apollo Astronaut Program before he shipped off to Southeast Asia. Major Morrill's brother, LtCol Merwin L Morrill, USAF, also from San Carlos, Calif. was shot down over North Vietnam flying an F-105 Thunderchief on 21 August 1967, classified MIA. His remains were finally returned to Military officials on 03 June 1983. Both these patriotic Americans and war Heroes were natives of my home town of 22,000 people, San Carlos, California. The information contained in this tribute I retrieved and summarized from www.powmiaff.org as a tribute to their service and sacrifice to their country.
From a former LT, USMCR, and hometown resident, |
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Major David Morrill and Lieutenant Maxim Parker were listed as missing in action on 18 March,1967. Their status was changed to killed in action/body not recovered after their crash site was confirmed in August 1967. Lt. Colonel Merwin Morrill was a member of the West Point class of 1958 and is buried at the West Point Cemetery.
From Major David Morrill's son, |
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