USAFA POWs

37 graduates have been held as POWs, 33 in Vietnam and 4 in Desert Storm

As of 01 Jan 2009, the following is a list of USAF Academy graduates who are known to have been Prisoners of War. More information may be found on the Friends of the Academy Library USAFA Graduate POW Website.

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
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 Jerry A. Singleton 11/06/1965 to 02/12/1973
1962 John Fer 02/04/1967 to 03/04/1973
1962 Paul K. Robinson, Jr 07/01/1972 to 03/28/1973
1963 Jerry D. Driscoll 04/24/1966 to 02/12/1973
1963 John L. Borling 06/01/1966 to 02/12/1973
1964 R. Thomas Browning 06/08/1966 to 02/12/1973
1964 Martin J. Neuens 08/12/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Thomas M. McNish, MD 09/04/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Ronald G. Bliss 09/04/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Leroy W. Stutz 12/02/1966 to 03/04/1973
1964 Donald R. Spoon 01/21/1967 to 03/04/1973
1964 James R. Shively 05/05/1967 to 02/18/1973
1964 Kevin J. McManus 06/14/1967 to 02/18/1973
1964 Edward J. Mechenbier 06/14/1967 to 02/18/1973
1964 Guy D. Gruters 12/20/1967 to 03/14/1973
1965 Lance P. Sijan 11/09/1967 to 01/22/1968
1965 Howard J. Hill 12/16/1967 to 03/14/1973
1965 Myron L. Donald 01/01/1968 to 01/01/1973
1965 Wayne O. Smith, Jr 01/18/1968 to 03/14/1973
1967 John P. Cerak 06/27/1972 to 03/28/1973
1967 Michael J. Bosiljevacv 09/29/1972 to 10/03/1972
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

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/family/friends.

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