branch birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
united states navy south dakota united states uss '' canberra '' prisoner of war medal place of burial vietnam war september 3 , 1946 doug petty officer , second class file : douglashegdahl.jpg border doug hegdahl
 douglas brent hegdahl iii
doug hegdahl

douglas brent hegdahl iii is a former petty officer second class -lrb- e-5 -rrb- of the united states navy sailor who was a prisoner of war -lrb- pow -rrb- during the vietnam war .
after his early release by north vietnam , upon returning to the united states , he was able to provide the names and personal information of about 256 other pows as well as revealing the conditions in the prison camp .
