Dieter Dengler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Vietnam War prisoner of war
Date of Birth: 22-May-1938
Place of Birth: Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date of Death: 07-Feb-2001
Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot
Nationality: United States, Germany
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Dieter Dengler
- Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and later a private aircraft test pilot and commercial airline pilot.
- He was one of two survivors, the other being Phisit Intharathat, out of seven prisoners of war (POWs) who escaped from a Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos.
- He was rescued after 23 days on the run following six months of torture and imprisonment and was the first captured U.S.
- airman to escape enemy captivity during the Vietnam war.
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