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Robert H. Shumaker

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Gender Male
Age 90
Date of birth May 11,1933
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born New Castle
Pennsylvania
United States
Battles and wars Vietnam War
Other name Bob
Service/branch United States Navy
Awards Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID481950
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Robert H. Shumaker Life story


Robert Harper Shumaker was a rear admiral and naval aviator in the United States Navy. He spent almost eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He was notable in creating tap code, a common system of communication with POWs of Vietnam War and coining the term "Hanoi Hilton” for the notorious Hỏa Lò Prison.

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