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Everett Alvarez, Jr.

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American Navy officer

United StatesBorn 1937 · age 89
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Everett Alvarez Jr. S. military history. S. S. S. Army Colonel Floyd James Thompson.

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Lieutenant Commander Everett Alvarez Jr., "Welcome Home" sketch by combat artist Dante H. Bertoni.Lieutenant Commander Everett Alvarez Jr., "Welcome Home" sketch by combat artist Dante H. Bertoni.Alvarez in 2012Alvarez in 2012

Awards 3

Distinguished Flying Cross
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Purple Heart

About this person

Everett Alvarez Jr. is a retired United States Navy officer who endured one of the longest periods as a prisoner of war (POW) in U.S. military history. Alvarez was the first U.S. pilot to be shot down and detained during the Vietnam War and spent over eight years in captivity, making him the second longest-held U.S. POW, after U.S. Army Colonel Floyd James Thompson.

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United States
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Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
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