Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the
Thirteen … See more

On March 26, 1964, the first U.S. service member imprisoned during the Vietnam War was captured (Wrong! - how could such a glaring mistake be so prominent in an article for over five years?) near Quảng Trị, South Vietn… See more

Beginning in late 1965, the application of torture against U.S. prisoners of war became severe. During the first six years in which U.S. prisoners of war were held in North Vietnam, many experienced long periods of s… See more

Beginning in October 1969, the torture regime suddenly abated to a great extent, and life for the prisoners became less severe and generally more tolerable. North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh had died the previou… See more

Of the 13 prisons used to incarcerate POWs, five were located in Hanoi, and the remainder were situated outside the city.
• Alcatraz. Located in north central Hanoi, Alcatraz was used to detain 11 particularly defiant Am… See more

• Everett Alvarez, Jr., USN pilot, the first American airman shot down over North Vietnam and the second longest held prisoner of war in American history.
• John L. Borling, USAF pilot, retired Major General.… See more

After the implementation of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, neither the United States nor its allies ever formally charged North Vietnam with the war crimes revealed to have been committed there. Extradition of North Vietn… See more