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Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Korean War, who were mostly enlisted troops, the overwhelming majority of Vietnam-era POWs were officers, most of them Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps airmen; a relatively small number of ...
This is a list of famous prisoners of war ... Vietnam War POW, held for 8 years, second longest period as a POW in American history (after Floyd James Thompson) B
Pages in category "Vietnam War prisoners of war" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
This article is a list of US MIAs of the Vietnam War in the period 1961–1965. In 1973, the United States listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for from the entire Vietnam War. By October 2022, 1,582 Americans remained unaccounted for, of which 1,004 were classified as further pursuit, 488 as non-recoverable and 90 as deferred. [1]
On 12 February 1973, three C-141 transports flew to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and one C-9A aircraft was sent to Saigon, South Vietnam to pick up released prisoners of war. The first flight of 40 U.S. prisoners of war left Hanoi in a C-141A, which later became known as the "Hanoi Taxi" and is now in a museum. Locations of POW camps in North Vietnam
Douglas Brent Hegdahl (born September 3, 1946) is a former United States Navy petty officer second class (E-5) who was held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.After an early release, he was able to provide the names and personal information of about 256 fellow POWs, as well as reveal the conditions of the prisoner-of-war camp.
Pages in category "American prisoners of war in the Vietnam War" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
South Vietnam December 31, 1964 – December 8, 1967: For assisting fellow prisoners while a prisoner of war Ardie R. Copas † Army: Specialist Four: Ph Romeas Hek, Cambodia: May 12, 1970: Killed while holding off an enemy ambush while wounded, so his comrades could be evacuated Bruce P. Crandall: Army: Major: Battle of Ia Drang: November 14, 1965