James Stockdale
- March 10, 2024
- War Hero
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 23, 1923(1923-12-23) |
| Age | 101 |
| Date Of Death | July 5, 2005, Coronado, CA |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
James Stockdale Biography
| Birthday | Dec 23 |
| Birth Year | 1923 |
| Place Of Birth | Illinois |
James Stockdale is one of the most popular and richest War Hero who was born on December 23, 1923 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. As of June 1, 2023, James has a net worth approximately $5 Million. Stockdale’s unimpressive performance in the 1992 vice presidential debates was parodied by comedian Phil Hartman on an episode of Saturday Night Live.
Decorated U.S. Navy officer and Vietnam War hero who was Ross Perot‘s presidential running mate in 1992.
He directed aerial attacks from the USS Ticonderoga during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964.
He and his wife co-authored the memoir Love and War, which recounts Stockdale’s experiences as a POW and his wife’s leadership of the League of American Families of POWs and MIAs.
James Stockdale Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | War Hero |
| House | Living in own house. |
James is one of the richest War Hero from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Stockdale 's net worth $5 Million.
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James Stockdale Wife
According to our records, James Stockdale married to Sybil Stockdale. As of January 12, 2023, James Stockdale’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular War Hero. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Stockdale celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.
How many times was James Stockdale tortured?
Shot down over North Vietnam in 1965, he endured seven years of captivity as a prisoner of war, one of the longest such ordeals in American history. Tortured 15 times , he was forced to wear vise-like heavy leg irons for two years, and spent four of the seven years in solitary confinement, in total darkness.
How was Stockdale tortured?
In the summer of 1969, he was locked in leg irons in a bath stall and routinely tortured and beaten. When told by his captors that he was to be paraded in public, Stockdale slit his scalp with a razor to purposely disfigure himself so that his captors could not use him as propaganda.
What is Stockdale Paradox?
Every good-to-great company embraced what we came to call the “Stockdale Paradox”: you must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, and at the same time, have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
What rank was James Stockdale when he was shot down?
James Stockdale
Rank| Vice Admiral
Battles/wars| Vietnam War
How long was Stockdale a POW?
Stockdale, who was the highest-ranking Navy officer POW in Vietnam, was held there for nearly eight years.