Association of Graduates

HISTORY - USAF ACADEMY POWs

As of 01 Jan 2009, the following is a list of USAF Academy graduates who are known to have been Prisoners of War. (Links lead to reports on outside website - http://www.pownetwork.org/)

Note: The Association of Graduates no longer receives any information about graduates from any official source.  All data is self-reported by the graduated or reported by other graduates/ friends. If you are aware of other graduates who fit this category and are not listed below, please e-mail the AOG so we may add their name.

Class
Name
Dates as POW
1959 Jon D. Black 10/27/1967 to 02/16/1968
1960 Edward W. Leonard, Jr 05/31/1968 to 03/28/1973
1961 Hayden J. Lockhart, Jr 03/02/1965 to 02/12/1973
1961 Kenneth R. Johnson 12/18/1971 to 03/14/1973
1962 Paul K. Robinson, Jr 07/01/1972 to 03/28/1973
1962 John Fer 02/04/1967 to 03/04/1973
1962 Jerry A. Singleton 11/06/1965 to 02/12/1973
1963 Jerry D. Driscoll 04/24/1966 to 02/12/1973
1963 John L. Borling 06/01/1966 to 02/12/1973
1964 Donald R. Spoon 01/21/1967 to 03/04/1973
1964 R. Thomas Browning 06/08/1966 to 02/12/1973
1964 Kevin J. McManus 06/14/1967 to 02/18/1973
1964 Edward J. Mechenbier 06/14/1967 to 02/18/1973
1964 Martin J. Neuens 08/12/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Thomas M. McNish, MD 09/04/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Leroy W. Stutz 12/02/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Guy D. Gruters 12/20/1967 to 03/14/1973
1964 Ronald G. Bliss 09/04/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 James R. Shively 05/05/1967 to 02/18/1973
1965 Myron L. Donald 01/01/1968 to 01/01/1973
1965 Lance P. Sijan 11/09/1967 to 01/22/1968
1965 Wayne O. Smith, Jr 01/18/1968 to 03/14/1973
1965 Howard J. Hill 12/16/1967 to 03/14/1973
1967 John P. Cerak 06/27/1972 to 03/28/1973
1968 Timothy R. Ayres 05/03/1972 to 03/28/1973
1968 William D. Beekman 06/24/1972 to 03/28/1973
1968 Marion A. Marshall 07/03/1972 to 03/29/1973
1968 William A. Gauntt 08/13/1972 to 03/27/1973
1969 Charles A. Jackson 06/24/1972 to 02/12/1973
1969 James D. Kula 07/29/1972 to 03/29/1973
1970 William J. Reich 05/11/1972 to 03/28/1973
1970 Jack R. Trimble 12/27/1972 to 03/29/1973
1979 Thomas E. Griffith, Jr 01/25/1991 to 03/04/1991
1980 William F. Andrews 02/27/1991 to 03/06/1991
1982 Harry M. Roberts 01/19/1991 to 03/06/1991
1988 Robert J. Sweet 02/15/1991 to 03/06/1991