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Franklin – Mr. Donald (Don) Wayne Hall of Franklin died Friday evening, December 18, 2020, at his residence. Crafton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Don spent his youth in Youngstown, Ohio and Franklin, Kentucky. He graduated from Franklin Simpson High School in 1959. He would remain a resident of Franklin for the rest of his life. He was the son of the late Wendall B. Hall and Ottie Stringer Hall. He was also preceded in death by a brother – Roger B. “Spider” Hall. After graduation, Don joined the US Navy. In 1962 Don worked 72 hours straight to repair his ship’s radar. This repair allowed his ship, the destroyer USS Noa, to be a part of the recovery team for Mercury Astronaut John Glenn’s splashdown of the Friendship Seven. The USS Noa was the first ship to find the Friendship Seven by radar. By order of NASA, the Noa was the ship to pick up the grateful astronaut. After his Navy servic ....

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