Receipt for Captain Robert White
4/1/1973
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Captain Robert White was the last American prisoner of war released after the Vietnam War.
“They just plain forgot about me,” said Captain White, who was the prisoner of a “Viet Cong” who was hiding in a swamp in the Mekong Delta at the end of the war. American officials were surprised when he was turned over a few days after the “last” surviving American POWs were released.
“They just plain forgot about me,” said Captain White, who was the prisoner of a “Viet Cong” who was hiding in a swamp in the Mekong Delta at the end of the war. American officials were surprised when he was turned over a few days after the “last” surviving American POWs were released.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia.
National Archives Identifier: 305362
Full Citation: Receipt for Captain Robert White, Last American Prisoner of War Released after Vietnam War; 4/1/1973; Capt. Robert White, Last Prisoner of War to be Released by DRV/PRG; Historian's Background Files, 1/1973 - 3/1973; Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, Record Group 472; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/receipt-captain-white, April 18, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.