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      • Everett Alvarez Jr. (born December 23, 1937) is a retired United States Navy officer who endured one of the longest periods as a prisoner of war (POW) in U.S. military history.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Everett_Alvarez_JrEverett Alvarez Jr. - Wikipedia

    Everett Alvarez Jr. (born December 23, 1937) is a retired United States Navy officer who endured one of the longest periods as a prisoner of war (POW) in U.S. military history. Alvarez was the first U.S. pilot to be shot down and detained during the Vietnam War and spent over eight years in captivity , making him the second longest-held U.S ...

  4. www.military.com › history › lt-jg-everett-alvarezLt. j.g. Everett Alvarez Jr.: Profile - Military.com

    Mar 10, 2017 · On Aug. 5, 1964, Lt. j.g. Everett Alvarez Jr., an A-4 Skyhawk pilot with a squadron aboard the USS Constellation, was given an ocean target near the Vietnam-China border at Hon Gai.

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  6. www.historynet.com › everett-alvarez-jr-powEverett Alvarez Jr., Imprisoned in Vietnam For 3,113 Days, Is ...

    Dec 27, 2022 · On Aug. 5, 1964, a 26-year-old Hispanic combat pilot of the U.S. Navy dropped among a small fleet of Vietnamese fishing boats. He had just ejected from his Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and had literally fallen into an uncertain future.

  7. www.pownetwork.org › bios › aBio, Alvarez, Everett Jr. - P.O.W. Network

    Among the pilots participating in the Hon Gai attack was LTJG Everett Alvarez Jr., an A4C Skyhawk pilot assigned to Attack Squadron 144 onboard the USS CONSTELLATION.

  8. www.history.navy.mil › alvarez-everett-jrAlvarez, Everett, Jr. - NHHC

    Aug 20, 2024 · While operating from USS Constellation, he was reported missing on 5 August 1964, in the vicinity of Hon Gay Harbor during a United States raid on North Viet Nam. He was the first American aviator...

  9. www.pbs.org › newshour › worldThe first American Vietnam War POW on why we need to ... - PBS

    Sep 14, 2017 · Former U.S. Navy Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr. was the second U.S. pilot to be downed and detained during the Vietnam War. He spent more than eight years in captivity, making him the second...

  10. usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil › Recent › ArticleRemembering Resistance: U.S. Navy POWs at the Hanoi Hilton

    Sep 18, 2024 · On Aug. 5, 1964, Lt. j.g. Everett Alvarez, Jr., a young U.S. Navy aviator, had just finished bombing a North Vietnamese patrol boat base in retaliation for the Tonkin Gulf Incident when his Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was struck by enemy fire.