Doug Hegdahl - Wikipedia
Douglas Brent Hegdahl (born September 3, 1946) is a former United States Navy petty officer second class (E-5) who was held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
Bio, Hegdahl, Douglas B. - P.O.W. Network
Doug Hegdahl, a high school graduate from the mess decks fell off a ship and has five enemy trucks to his credit. I am a World Famous Golden Dragon (VA 192) with two college degrees, 2000 jet hours, 300 carrier landings and 22 combat missions.
Seaman Apprentice Douglas Hegdahl - Military.com
Sep 1, 2017 · One night in 1998, during an appearance at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., human rights activist Douglas Hegdahl performed an unusual tribute to his former fellow prisoners of...
How a sailor remembered 250 prisoners of war through song
Dec 1, 2022 · Douglas Hegdahl walked freely around the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp, one of many American prisoners of war held there in 1967. He was sweeping the courtyards during the prison guards' afternoon "siesta."
Incredible Story of Vietnam War Hero Who Survived 12 Hours ...
May 11, 2024 · During the Vietnam War, Seaman Apprentice Douglas B. Hegdahl survived for two years in the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ prison by posing as an illiterate fool, while secretly memorizing the names of 256 American servicemen held there.
The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage ...
On April 6, 1967, twenty-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Doug Hegdahl fell off his ship, a guided-missile cruiser, in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Douglas Hegdahl - Hall of Valor: Medal of Honor, Silver Star ...
Seaman Douglas B. Hegdahl (NSN: B-626330), United States Navy, was held as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from April 6, 1967 until his release on August 5, 1969.