Jeremiah Denton facts for kids

Jeremiah Denton
Quick facts for kids Jeremiah Denton
United States Senator; from Alabama
	In office; January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Donald Stewart
Succeeded by	Richard Shelby
Personal details
Born	July 15, 1924; Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 28, 2014 (aged 89); Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Katherine Jane Maury (1946–2007, her death)
Alma mater	Spring Hill College; United States Naval Academy; National Defense University; Naval War College; George Washington University
Awards	Navy Cross; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star (3); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (V); Air Medal; Navy Commendation Medal (V); Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon; Prisoner of War Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was a United States Rear Admiral and a United States Senator. He spent almost eight years as a Prisoner of War (PoW) in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He later wrote a book which became a movie about those experiences. He was born in Mobile, Alabama.

Denton died from complications of a heart ailment on March 28, 2014 at a hospice in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 81 years old.

Images for kids

Navy Captain Jeremiah Denton at Clark Air Base, Philippines, shortly after his release as a POW in Hanoi, in February 1973
Rear Adm. Jeremiah Denton Jr. participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) facility
Retired rear admiral Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. addresses the audience during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2009. Denton spent 7 years and 7 months as a prisoner of war when he was shot down and captured by North Vietnamese troops in 1965