Jeremiah Denton

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Jeremiah Denton was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and Vietnam War pilot who became famous for enduring years of torture as a prisoner of war and later serving as a U.S. senator from Alabama.

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Jeremiah Denton canonical 3

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instanceOf human
military officer
naval aviator
politician
allegiance United States
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
Silver Star
birthDate 1924-07-15
birthPlace Mobile, Alabama, United States
linked to: Mobile, Alabama
capturedIn Vietnam War
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2014-03-28
deathPlace Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
educatedAt Naval War College
United States Naval Academy
electedTo United States Senate
endTime 1987-01-03
familyName Denton
fullName Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.
genre memoir
givenName Jeremiah
memberOf Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Rear admiral
notableFor being the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama since Reconstruction
blinking the word "TORTURE" in Morse code during a forced television interview
enduring torture as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam
notableWork When Hell Was in Session
numberOfChildren 7
occupation author
fighter pilot
naval officer
politician
placeOfDetention Hỏa Lò Prison
positionHeld United States senator
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Alabama
spouse Jane Maury Wright Denton
startTime 1981-01-03
wasPrisonerOfWar true
yearsAsPrisonerOfWar 1965-1973

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Hanoi Hilton notablePrisoner Jeremiah Denton
Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate (1986) notableDefeatedRepublicanIncumbents Jeremiah Denton