Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jeremiah_Andrew_Denton_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Auburn_University
gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:author gptkb:When_Hell_Was_in_Session
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Prisoner_of_War_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-07-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children 7
gptkbp:deathDate 2014-03-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor blinking 'TORTURE' in Morse code during a televised interview as a POW
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
author
politician
Vietnam War veteran
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:POW gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:POWDuration 1965-1973
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:signature Jeremiah Denton signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Maury_Denton
gptkbp:termEnd 1987
gptkbp:termStart 1981
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeremiah_Denton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5