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|unit= VA-35 on |battles= Vietnam War Cold War |awards= Navy Cross Silver Star Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) DFC Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (2) |laterwork= |signature= |spouse= Dorothy Howard }} Eugene Barker McDaniel (27 September 1931) is a retired United States Navy Captain, Naval Aviator and former Prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was released from captivity on 4 March 1973, after 6 years of confinement. == Background == McDaniel was born in September 1931 to Willard and Helen McDaniel, poor tobacco sharecroppers in North Carolina. He was the eldest of eight children. In High School, he was heavily involved in athletics and played basketball and baseball. He had an offer to play baseball professionally, but his father insisted that McDaniel attend college, having only finished 4th grade himself. McDaniel attended Campbell Junior College in Buies Creek, North Carolina on an athletic scholarship. He met his wife Dorothy Howard, the daughter of a Baptist minister, at Campbell and married her six years later. Following Campbell, McDaniel attended Elon College in Elon, North Carolina and enlisted in the Navy. He became interested in aviation since he felt it complemented his athletic mindset. He attended flight school in Corpus Christi, Texas then moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia. He had three children with Dorothy prior to his capture in Vietnam, Mike, David and Leslie. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eugene McDaniel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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