VIETNAM WAR POW MIA BRACELET Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN ~1-6-67~

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VIETNAM WAR POW MIA BRACELET Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN ~1-6-67~
VIETNAM WAR POW MIA BRACELET Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN ~1-6-67~
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VIETNAM WAR
POW MIA
BRACELET
Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN
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1-6-67
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FEATURED: VIETNAM WAR POW MIA BRACELET Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN 1-6-67! Measures about 2 ½” across x 2 ¼” (front-to-back). Front has: CDR. RICHARD MULLEN / 1-6-67.
In honor of one of our Nation’s Heroes, the following online information is provided:
Richard Dean Mullen Rank/Branch: O4/US Navy Unit: Fighter Squadron 191, USS TICONDEROGA Date of Birth: 12 February 1931 Home City of Record: Chicago IL Date of Loss: 06 January 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 192600N 1054800E (WG839487) Status (in 1973): Released POW Category: Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F8E Missions: Vietnam 31
Also found online: “Lt.Cdr. Richard D. Mullen was the pilot of a single seat fighter, a F8E Crusader assigned to Fighter Squadron 191 onboard the aircraft carrier, USS TICONDEROGA (CVA 14). Mullen launched on January 6, 1967 on his 31st combat mission over North Vietnam. During the mission, Mullen's aircraft was seen to be engulfed in flames and explode. A good parachute was sighted and subsequently, Mullen was observed standing on the ground and waving. Contact between him and the airborne aircraft was established and Mullen reported to be "OK". At this time, Mullen was near the coast of Nghe An Province, about five miles south of the city of Tho Son. On subsequent passes, neither Mullen nor the parachute were sighted. However, intermittent emergency radio transmissions were heard. It was believed that Mullen was captured, and he was classified as a prisoner of war. Richard Mullen had been captured and was held prisoner by the North Vietnamese in the Hanoi Hilton (New Guy Village, Heartbreak), Zoo (Office, Pig Sty, Carraige House, Pool Hall), Camp Hope, Hanoi Hilton (Rm 3, 5) back to Heartbreak) Skid Row, Hanoi Hilton (Rm 2,3) until March 4, 1973. At that time, he was released with 590 other Americans from POW camps. He had been a prisoner for just over seven years. He sustained no injuries upon ejection, but while captive was subjected to "the normal bone crusher manacles, ropes, leg stocks and whipping with a fan belt. The worst was strangling noose around neck tied to manacles behind my back." While in captivity, he suffered a severe blow to his head. Since the war ended, nearly 10,000 reports relating to Americans missing, prisoner or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia have been received by the U.S. Government. Many authorities who have examined this largely classified information are convinced that hundreds of Americans are still held captive today. Of the Crusader pilots shot down, nearly 50 are still missing. These fighter pilots in Vietnam were called upon to fly in many dangerous circumstances, and were prepared to be wounded, killed, or captured. It probably never occurred to them that they could be abandoned by the country they proudly served. It's time we brought them home.”
CONDITION: This VIETNAM WAR POW MIA BRACELET Navy CDR. RICHARD MULLEN 1-6-67 has: some wear, bends, and soiling.
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