A Man Apart: Chico native is only Butte County Vietnam war POW (Anthony Andrews)

Coronado’s “Avenue Of Heroes” … Admiral Edward H. Martin, USN, Vietnam War POW

Some veterans are honored for conspicuous courage in the face of the enemy, and others for excellent performance in command of great fleets. Admiral Edward H. Martin is here recognized as a hero in both arenas. Martin continued to serve his country and the city of Coronado even in retirement.

P.O.W. Who Made Antiwar Statements In Hanoi Recalls ‘Pressure of Conscience’ (Walter Wilbur)

A former prisoner of war who has been threatened with court‐martial for his behavior in captivity, said tonight that the “pressure of conscience and morality” made him change his mind on the war while in captivity. Capt. Walter E. Wilber of the Navy acknowledged in television interview that he had

Loren Torkelson, POW

First Lieutenant Loren Harvey Torkelson was from Crosby and was a month shy of his 26th birthday when his plane was shot down over North Vietnam. He was in his second tour of duty as an Air Force F4 Phantom pilot with the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron when it happened.

AIR FORCE POW RECALLS CHRISTMAS IN THE ‘DUNGEONS OF NORTH VIETNAM’ (Ballad)

Lt. Col. Arthur “Ted” Ballard was an experienced Air Force aviator who flew dozens of combat missions in his F-105 jet. He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross before being shot down during a bombing run over North Vietnam in September 1966. He survived 2,351 days and seven Christmas holidays in captivity at various prisoner-of-war

I Will Never Forget: An Analysis of the POW/MIA South (Verlyne Daniels)

TITLE: I WILL NEVER FORGET …. An Analysis of thethe POW/MIA Episode in the War in Southeast AsiaAuthor: Harold E. Johnson, Colonel, USAFA synoptic, personal analysis of the situationsassociated with those Americans lost in Southeast Asia(SEA) from 1962 to 1979 and considered as Prisoners of War(POW) or as missing in