Admiral Stockdale’s performance of duty during eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor, and he has the distinction of being one of the most highly-decorated officers of the naval service. He was shot down on Sep. 9, 1965 while flying a VA-163 A-4E Skyhawk. More @Wikipedia
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