Glenn H. Daigle

By zthanson, 17 November, 2022
First Name
Glenn
Middle Name
H.
Last Name
Daigle
Birthdate
Hometown
Labadieville, LA
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Service Branch
Navy
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
Pre Capture Image
Man in a decorated U.S. Navy suit.
PreCapture Description

Glenn Daigle was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy on January 11, 1963, receiving his Naval Flight Officer Wings in July 1963. During this time, he was awarded his Bachelor's degree from LSU in May 1963. ENS Daigle next completed RA-5C Vigilante Replacement Air Group training with RVAH-3 at NAS Sanford, Florida, and then served as a Reconnaissance Attack Navigator with RVAH-13 at NAS Sanford. He then deployed with the squadron aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63). Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Daigle began flying combat missions over Southeast Asia in November 1965, and was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on December 22, 1965.

Post Release Image
Older gentlemen in front of a desk.
Post Release Description

Lieutenant Commander Daigle was released during “Operation Homecoming” on February 12, 1973. He then attended the University of Mississippi, where he earned his Master's degree in Political Science. His next assignment was on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon, followed by service as Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana. Commander Daigle's final assignment was as a Joint Plans Officer for the Command Relations and Special Projects Branch on the staff of the Commander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii from April 1981 until his retirement from the Navy on September 1, 1982. After his retirement from the Navy, Glenn attended Law School at Louisiana State University, and later taught Political Science at the Mountain Home Junior College in Mountain Home, Arkansas, from 1986 to 1995. He is married to the former Elizabeth Rose Bowles Landgridge of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

Honors, Citations, and Commendations
  • Silver Star
  • Legion of Merit (2)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Bronze Star (2)
  • Prisoner of War Medal
Passed away before release
Post Release