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Dieter Dengler

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Vietnam War prisoner of war (1938-2001)

United StatesLived 1938 to 2001 · aged 62
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Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.

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A Navy A-1 Skyraider from VA-15 catches a wire during carrier operations.A Navy A-1 Skyraider from VA-15 catches a wire during carrier operations.Dengler in the hospital after his rescue.Dengler in the hospital after his rescue.Dengler (right) with Eugene Deatrick, NAS Miramar, 1968.Dengler (right) with Eugene Deatrick, NAS Miramar, 1968.

Awards 4

Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Navy Cross

Connected to Dieter 6

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About this person

Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war. Of the seven prisoners of war who escaped together from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos, only he and Thai citizen Phisit Intharathat survived. After the war, he worked as a test pilot for private aircraft and as a commercial airline pilot.

Country
United States
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Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2001 · aged 62
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