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Jeremiah Andrew Denton jr. (* 15. Juli 1924 in Mobile, Alabama; † 28. März 2014 in Virginia Beach, Virginia [1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Republikaner) und Konteradmiral der US Navy. Er verbrachte acht Jahre seines Lebens in vietnamesischer Gefangenschaft, worüber er auch ein Buch schrieb.
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a Senate seat in Alabama.
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28. März 2014 · Denton was a Navy pilot shot down in 1965 and held captive for 7 1/2 years in North Vietnam. He became the first Republican senator from Alabama since Reconstruction and a Reagan loyalist, but also faced criticism for his rigidity and narrow views.
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29. März 2014 · Jeremiah Denton Jr., who survived nearly eight years of captivity in North Vietnamese prisons, died this week in Virginia Beach. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on his remarkable life.
28. März 2014 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremiah Denton, a former U.S. senator who was held as a prisoner of war by North Vietnam for more than seven years and revealed his treatment by blinking the word...
26. Feb. 2018 · Jeremiah Denton, who was shot down and tortured in Vietnam, shares his memoir and insights on the war and its aftermath. He recounts his meeting with his captors, his reaction to Nixon's policy, and his culture shock on returning to America.
Jeremiah Denton. Born July 15, 1924. Mobile, Alabama. U.S. Navy pilot and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. J eremiah Denton was one of the best-known American soldiers to be captured by North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 while leading a squadron of navy jets on a bombing run.
