James Stockdale

James Stockdale
James Stockdale
	Official portrait, c.1979
Birth name	James Bond Stockdale
Nickname(s)	"Jim"
Born	December 23, 1923; Abingdon, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 5, 2005 (aged 81); Coronado, California, U.S.
Buried	United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1946–1979
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	VF-51; Carrier Air Wing 16
Battles / wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Medal of Honor; Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3); Silver Star (4); Legion of Merit (with "V" device); Distinguished Flying Cross (2); Bronze Star Medal (2) (with "V" device); Purple Heart (2); Air Medal (Strike/Flight 10);
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (BS); Stanford University (MA)
Spouse(s)	Sybil Bailey Stockdale (m. 1947)
Other work	Vice presidential candidate, 1992

James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam. He led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. On his next deployment, while commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34), his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965. He served as president of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the navy in 1979. As vice admiral, James Bond Stockdale was the president of The Citadel from 1979 to 1980.