'He became a hero': Remains of Gonzaga alum, U.S. Navy pilot shot down in Vietnam return home after decades of uncertainty
Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Thu, January 27, 2022, 11:01 AM·3 min read
Jan. 27—Dona Re' Shute and Lorraine Charvet didn't realize their family needed closure until they got the call.
It was from the Navy, who called Charvet this past May — two weeks before Memorial Day. The Navy told her that the remains of their brother, U.S. Naval Reserve Cmdr. Paul Charvet, would finally return home after more than 50 years across the Pacific.
A graduate of Gonzaga University, Paul Charvet flew a single-seat A-1H Skyraider in the Vietnam War. Taking part in a three-plane flight supporting a naval gunfire mission on March 21, 1967, the 26-year-old's plane was apparently shot down northeast of Hon Me Island near Thanh Hoa Province, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
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