Phillip N. Butler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1938
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Phillip N. Butler
- Phillip N.
- Butler was the eighth-longest-held US Prisoner of War (POW) held in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
- Butler, a Navy pilot, who was forced to eject after a mid-air explosion on April 20, 1965 and served as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam until his release as part of Operation Homecoming in 1973.
- Butler was one of the four POW's (with Carlyle "Smitty" Harris, Robert Peel, and Robert H.
- Shumaker) credited with establishing the tap code.
- The code enabled the prisoners to communicate with each other.
- After his release Butler earned a PhD in sociology and used his communication skills to provide leadership training in military and civilian life.
- Butler provided community service as President of Veterans for Peace.
- In October 2019 Butler was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame.
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