Tuesday, February 12, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 12


February 12, 1973 – Duluth native David Wheat was released as a POW by the North Vietnamese during Operation Homecoming. He had been shot down October 17, 1965, having spent “2,675 days in captivity.” He was awarded a Silver Star for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam.”1 One of his fellow POWs was Sen. and former presidential candidate, the late John McCain.2  

1
http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.asp?ID=68

2
http://www.startribune.com/politics/27891234.html?refer=y



David Wheat

http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=24011

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