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Contact Info
Home Town Cleveland, Ohio
Last Address San Antonio, Texas
Date of Passing Mar 05, 1997
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas
His AF Cross citation:
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War Service: Air Force Division: Prisoner of War (North Vietnam)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title 10, Section 8742, United States Code, takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Cross to Major General [then Colonel] John Peter Flynn (AFSN: 0-15760/AO41234), United States Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from 27 October 1967 to 10 November 1967. Captured at the height of the air war, General Flynn, the most senior officer in captivity, was exposed to forceful interrogation, intimidation, and brutal treatment because the enemy believe he was withholding valuable tactical information. Although suffering severe injuries, he was beaten and tortured for military information which, if obtained by the Vietnamese, would clearly have jeopardized the lives of those still flying. By his display of heroic resistance through this ordeal of extreme cruelties, General Flynn reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
