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Floyd James "Jim" Thompson (July 8, 1933 – July 16, 2002) was a United States Army colonel. He was one of the longest-held American prisoners of war, spending nearly nine years in captivity in the forests and mountains of South Vietnam, Laos, and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Jul 19, 2002 · Col. Floyd J. Thompson, who endured nearly nine years of torture, disease and starvation in Vietnam as the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, has died. He was 69.
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Jul 18, 2002 · Col. Floyd J. Thompson, who for almost nine years endured cold cells, jungle cages and torture in Vietnam, becoming the longest-serving American prisoner of war in any conflict, died on Tuesday...
Army Special Forces Capt. Floyd "Jim" Thompson was held prisoner of war longer than any other POW in American history, suffering nine years of brutal torture and deprivation in jungle cages and cold prison cells.
Aug 2, 2001 · Col Floyd James Thompson, virtually unknown Vietnam veteran despite being longest serving prisoner of war in American history, is subject of Tom Philpott book, Glory Denied, which he has...
Floyd James Thompson Colonel, U.S. Army The longest-held POW in U.S. history; almost 9 years in captivity in Vietnam. Floyd James Thompson was born on 8 July 1933 in Bergenfield, NJ. He worked for the A&P supermarket before he was drafted by the U.S. Army on 14 June 1956.
Floyd Thompson served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in the Republic of Vietnam from December 1963 until the L-19 Bird Dog he was flying on was shot down over South...
