JAMES BOND STOCKDALE
Rate/Rank
VADM
Service Branch
USN 6/1943 - 9/1979
Born
12/23/1923ABINGDON, IL
ONLY 3-STAR ADMIRAL TO WEAR BOTH AVIATOR WINGS & MEDAL OF HONOR
USS STOCKDALE DD-106 COMMISSIONED APRIL 18, 2009
DECEASED 07/05/2005
USS STOCKDALE DD-106 COMMISSIONED APRIL 18, 2009
DECEASED 07/05/2005
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
PRESIDENT, NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI * OFFICE OF CNO, WASHINGTON, DC
COMASWWINGSPAC, SAN DIEGO,CA * PRISONER OF WAR - HOA LO PRISON, HANOI, NORTH VIETNAM
COMCVW16 * XO & CO FIGHTER SQUADRON 51 * FIGHTER SQUADRONS 24 & 211
NAS PENSACOLA, FL * NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TX * XO, USS DEMING PCS-1392
USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853 * NAS JACKSONVILLE, FL * USNA CLASS OF 1947
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (3)
SILVER STAR MEDAL (4)
LEGION OF MERIT W/COMBAT 'V'
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (2)
BRONZE STAR (2) WITH COMBAT 'V'
AIR MEDAL W/SILVER STAR & 4 GOLD STARS
PURPLE HEART (2)
COMBAT ACTION MEDAL
PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL W/3 SILVER STARS * ADD'L AWARDS IN SERVICE MEMORIES
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL