Navy biographical data released for John McCain
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Name: John Sidney McCain III
Commissioning Date: 04 June 1958
Retirement Date: 01 April 1981
Rank/Dates of Rank:
Captain 01 August 1979
Commander 01 July 1973
Lieutenant Commander 01 January 1967
Lieutenant 01 June 1962
Lieutenant Junior Grade 04 December 1959
Ensign 04 June 1958
Designator: Pilot
| Service Dates / Assignments: | Arrived | Detached |
| U.S. Naval Academy | June '54 | June '58 |
| Naval Air Basic Training, NAS Pensacola, Fla. | Aug. '58 | Sept. '59 |
| NAS Corpus Christi, TX | Sept. '59 | May '60 |
| Attack Squadron FORTY TWO (VA-42) | June '60 | Nov. '60 |
| VA-65 | Nov. '60 | Oct. '63 |
| Naval Air Basic Training, NAS Pensacola, Fla. | Nov. '63 | Sept. '64 |
| Training Squadron (VT) SEVEN, NAS Meridian, Miss. | Sept. '64 | Oct. '66 |
| VA-44,. NAS Cecil Field, FL | Oct. '66 | Apr. '67 |
| VA-46 | May '67 | Sept. '67 |
| VA-163 | Oct. '67 | Oct. '67 |
| POW, Hanoi, North Vietnam | Oct. '67 | Mar. '73 |
| Naval Regional Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. | Mar. '73 | Jul. '73 |
| National War College, Washington, D.C. | Jul. '73 | Jun. '74 |
| VA-174 | Aug. '74 | Jul. '77 |
| Office of Legislative Affairs, Washington, D.C. | Jul. '77 | Mar. '81 |
Awards and Decorations:
Silver Star Medal
Legion of Merit w/Combat 'V' and one gold star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal w/Combat 'V' and two gold stars
Purple Heart w/ one gold star
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal w/ one bronze star and Numeral "2"
Navy Commendation Medal w/Combat 'V' and one gold star
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Pow Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal w/Two bronze stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba)
Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/device
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).
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