
Robert H. Shumaker
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 91 |
Date of birth | May 11,1933 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | New Castle |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | Vietnam War |
Other name | Bob |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Awards | Silver Star |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Purple Heart | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 481950 |
Robert H. Shumaker Life story
Robert Harper Shumaker was a rear admiral and naval aviator in the United States Navy. He spent almost eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He was notable in creating tap code, a common system of communication with POWs of Vietnam War and coining the term "Hanoi Hilton” for the notorious Hỏa Lò Prison.