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James Bond 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.
Aug 5, 2021 · Despite being kept in solitary confinement for four years, in leg irons for two years, physically tortured more than 15 times, denied medical care and malnourished, Stockdale organized a system of communication and developed a cohesive set of rules governing prisoner behavior.
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.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral James Bond Stockdale was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
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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.