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James Bond "Jim" Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
Jul 5, 2005 · February 15, 1973: Eldest son James Stockdale and family greet Navy pilot and then-Captain James B. Stockdale, after Stockdale’s release as an American POW for seven and a half years, at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego.
Mar 2, 2020 · Navy Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam where he became a symbol of resistance, providing leadership, inspiration and hope to his fellow...
Mar 10, 2017 · In September 1969, then-Capt. James B. Stockdale had just been caught in his third attempt to organize his fellow prisoners of war in resistance against their Viet Cong captors.
Jul 6, 2005 · Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale, a highly decorated Navy pilot who inspired fellow prisoners of war in North Vietnam and later ran for vice president as H. Ross Perot's running mate in 1992,...
Aug 5, 2021 · On September 9, 1965, at the age of 40, Stockdale, who was the Commanding Officer, VF51 and Carrier Air Group Commander (CAG-16), was catapulted from the deck of the USS Oriskany for what would be the final mission. While returning from the target area, his A-4 Skyhawk was hit by anti-aircraft fire.
Nov 13, 2015 · In 1980, the Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo created the Vice Admiral James Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership, which is given to those below the rank of captain, one from the Atlantic Fleet and one for the Pacific Fleet.
Recognized by his captors as the leader in the prisoners' of war resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, Rear Adm. Stockdale was singled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt.
James Bond Stockdale. DATE OF BIRTH: December 23, 1923. PLACE OF BIRTH: Abingdon, Illinois. HOME OF RECORD: Abingdon, Illinois. James Stockdale graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at...
James Stockdale. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam.
