James Stockdale
Military Person
1923 – 2005
Who was James Stockdale?
James Bond Stockdale was a United States Navy vice admiral and one of the most-highly decorated officers in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Stockdale led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident. On his next deployment, while Commander of Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the carrier USS Oriskany, he was shot down over enemy territory on September 9, 1965.
Stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was awarded 26 personal combat decorations, including the Medal of Honor and four Silver Stars. During the late 1970s, he served as President of the Naval War College.
Stockdale was candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1923
Abingdon - Also known as
- James Bond Stockdale
- James B. Stockdale
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Stanford University
- Monmouth College
- Died
- Jul 5, 2005
Coronado - Resting place
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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