Question: Facts: - death place: coronado , california , u.s. - alt: formal full dress white uniform portrait of rear admiral james b. stockdale in - birth name: james bond stockdale - battles: vietnam war - death date: 5 july 2005 - allegiance: united states of america - spouse: sybil stockdale - placeofburial: u.s. naval academy cemetery - awards: medal -rrb- silver star medal -lrb- 4 -rrb- legion of merit of with combat '' v '' distinguished flying cross -lrb- 2 honor -rrb- bronze star -lrb- 2 -rrb- with combat '' v navy '' purple heart medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- combat action ribbon distinguished air medal with numeral 10 device prisoner of war medal service medal -lrb- 3 - birth date: 23 december 1923 - serviceyears: 1947-1979 - name: james stockdale - branch: united states navy - laterwork: u.s. vice presidential candidate -lrb- 1992 -rrb- - image: james stockdale formal portrait.jpg - birth place: abingdon , illinois , u.s. - rank: 24px vice admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james stockdale .
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james bond stockdale -lrb- december 23 , 1923july 5 , 2005 -rrb- was an american and united states navy vice admiral .he is one of the most decorated navy officers who had been awarded the medal of honor in the vietnam war where he was a prisoner of war for over seven years .stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer held as a prisoner in north vietnam .he had led aerial attacks from the carrier during the 1964 gulf of tonkin incident .on his next deployment , while commander of carrier air wing 16 aboard the carrier , he was shot down in north vietnam on september 9 , 1965 .during the late 1970s , he served as president of the naval war college .stockdale was candidate for vice president of the united states in the 1992 presidential election , on ross perot 's independent ticket .