James Stockdale

James Stockdale
Rear Admiral James B. Stockdale in full dress white uniform
Born	(1923-12-23)December 23, 1923 Abingdon, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 5, 2005(2005-07-05) (aged 81) Coronado, California, U.S.
Buried at	United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1979
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	VF-51 Carrier Air Wing 16
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Medal of Honor Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit (with "V" device) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Bronze Star Medal (2) (with "V" device) Purple Heart (2) Air Medal (Strike/Flight 10)
Other work	Vice Presidential candidate, 1992

James Bond^[1] Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

He was President of the Naval War College from October 1977 until, he retired from the Navy in 1979. As Vice Admiral, Stockdale became the President for The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Stockdale held this position from 1979 to 1980.

Stockdale was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.

1. ↑ Stockdale's given names--"James Bond"--are unrelated to James Bond, the hero of Ian Fleming's spy novels. Fleming had never heard of Stockdale when he coined the name long after the latter's birth ("Navy Hero: James Bond in His Own Right". The Pittsburgh Press. August 16, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.).