United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
On March 26, 1964, the first U.S. service member imprisoned during the Vietnam War was captured near Quảng Trị, South Vietnam when an L-19/O-1 Bird Dog observation plane flown by Captain Richard L. Whitesides and Captain Floyd James …
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The experience of U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) during the Vietnam War was marked by extreme hardship, resilience, and survival under brutal conditions. American POWs were often held in various camps, the most infamous being the Hoa Lo Prison, notoriously known as …
Vietnam War POWs and MIAs | Missing Soldiers, Families ...
1973年1月27日 · POWs held in North Vietnam were used for propaganda, psychological warfare, and negotiating purposes. They were tortured, isolated, and psychologically abused in violation of the Geneva Convention of 1949, to which North Vietnam was a signatory.
POW Network Biographies
Biographies on Prisoners of War and Missing in Action [POW/MIA] from the Vietnam Conflict. The list of ALL those declared POW/MIA during the Vietnam Conflict, beginning in 1952. Includes those declared Prisoner of War (POW), declared Missing In Action (MIA), Presumed Dead (PFOD), Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered (KIA/BNR), Died In Captivity ...
U.S. Military Casualties, Missing in Action, and Prisoners of ...
2021年9月7日 · This file contains records of U.S. military officers and soldiers who died as a result of either a hostile or non-hostile occurrence or who were missing in action or prisoners of war in the Vietnam Conflict, including casualties that occurred …
Robert R. Garwood - Wikipedia
Robert Russell Garwood (born April 1, 1946) is a former United States Marine. Often cited as the last verified American prisoner of war (POW) from the Vietnam War, Garwood was captured on September 28, 1965 by Việt Cộng forces near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.
POW/MIA | Vietnam War - Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Learn about the POW experience during the Vietnam War and the available resources including books, television shows and oral history interviews at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.