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First Name
Hayden
Middle Name
J.
Last Name
Lockhart
Suffix
Jr.
Birthdate
Hometown
Cambridge, MA
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Service Branch
Air Force
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
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PreCapture Description
Hayden Lockhart entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1957, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on June 7, 1961. Lieutenant Lockhart completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Webb AFB, Texas, in September 1962, and then completed F-100 Super Sabre Combat Crew Training at Luke AFB, Arizona, in July 1963. His first assignment was as an F-100 pilot with the 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron at England AFB, Louisiana, from August 1963 to November 1964, and then deployed to Da Nang AB, South Vietnam, from November 1964 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on March 2, 1965, becoming the 3rd American captured in North Vietnam, and the 1st Air Force pilot captured in the North during the Vietnam War.
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Post Release Description
Major Lockhart was released during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973. He was briefly hospitalized to recover from his injuries at Travis AFB, California, and then received an Air Force Institute of Technology assignment to the University of Southern California at Los Angeles to completed his graduate degree. His final assignment was on the staff of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center at Norton AFB, California, from February 1980 until his retirement from the Air Force on December 31, 1981.
Honors, Citations, and Commendations
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Bronze Star (2)
- Prisoner of War Medal
Passed away before release
Post Release