Jeremiah Denton death at the age of 89 is saddening which was caused by complications from a heart ailment.
Retired US rear admiral and former senator Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. passed away at the age of 89. According to his son, Jim Denton, his father passed away after he suffered complications from his heart ailment. Jeremiah Denton death took place at Sentara hospice House in Virginia Beach on March 28.
Denton has been known as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam wherein he was held captive and suffered torture for over seven years by his North Vietnamese captors. It was on July 18, 1965 during the Vietnam War that Denton was captured and taken as prisoners for many years.
Before Jeremiah Denton death's occurred, he is remembered for serving as United States Naval Aviator during the war and was the Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron Seventy-Five. On the day that he was captured, Denton was flying his A-6A Intruder that took off from aircraft carrier Independence in South China Sea with his navigator-bombardier Lt. Bill Tschudy. The target was the military warehouses at Thanh Hoa. He received shots from the heavily guarded Thanh Hoa that eventually knocked off his sophisticated guidance system which resulted to his capture.
Jeremiah Denton's death did not just sadden the Navy but also the entire State. Denton also ventured into politics. He ran as a Republican for the U.S. Senate and won against Democrat Jim E. Folsom, Jr. His victory made him the only retired admiral who made his way to the U.S. Senate serving from 1981-1987.
As news of Jeremiah Denton death was confirmed, many are mourning especially his family. Denton was born in Alabama and was married to his first wife Kathryn Jane Maury on 1946 wherein he had seven children. When Mrs. Denton died, he had another wife Mary Belle Bordone.
He is survived by his four sons, William, Donald, James and Michael; two daughters, Madeleine Doak and Mary Beth Hutton; a brother, Leo; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Jeremiah Denton's death is definitely sad news and he is such a great loss.
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