Jeremiah Denton

Jeremiah Denton
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	Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.; July 15, 1924; Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 28, 2014 (aged 89); Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	; Katherine Jane Maury (m. 1946; died 2007) ; Mary Belle Bordone (m. 2010)
Alma mater	Spring Hill College; United States Naval Academy; National Defense University; Naval War College; George Washington University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1946–1977
Rank	Rear admiral
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Navy Cross; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star Medal (3); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (5) w/; Combat "V"; Air Medal (Strike/Flight 2); Navy Commendation Medal w/ Combat "V"; Purple Heart Medal (2); Combat Action Ribbon; Prisoner of War Medal

Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was a United States aviator and Rear Admiral, and also 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 89 years old.^[1]

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