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fter serving in the U.S. Navy for over 20 years and being held as a POW during the Vietnam War, McCain became a politician, representing Arizona first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate. In 2008, he was the Republican nominee for president.
Timeline
Birth- 29 Aug 1936
Panama Canal Zone
Solo Naval Air Station
1955 - 1975Vietnam War
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Rank
Captain
Branch
Navy
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1 Jan 1965
Carol Shepp
Marriage- 17 May 1980
Cindy Lou Hensley
Employment: Position
Senator from Arizona
Employment: Start Date
3 Jan 1987
Employment: Employer
U.S. Senate
Employment: End Date
Prisoner of War: Start
26 Oct 1967
Prisoner of War: Location
Hanoi, Vietnam
Prisoner of War: End
14 Mar 1973
Employment: Employer
U.S. Navy
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1981
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1958
Employment: Position
Captain
Employment: Position
Aviator
Place of Residence
Phoenix, AZ
Occupation
Naval aviator
Occupation
Politician
Runs for president
1 Jan 2008
Employment: Position
Representative from Arizona
Employment: Employer
U.S. House of Representatives
Employment: Place
Washington DC
Employment: End Date
3 Jan 1987
Employment: Start Date
3 Jan 1983
Gender
Male
Other Facts
Father
John S. McCain, Jr.
Mother
Roberta Wright
Full Name
John Sidney McCain III
