My Take
John McCain is one of those rare politicians where even people who disagreed with nearly everything he stood for still had to respect the man himself. A Navy fighter pilot shot down over Hanoi in 1967, he spent over five years as a prisoner of war — and when the North Vietnamese offered to release him early because his father was a top admiral, he refused to leave without his fellow POWs. That's not a political talking point; that's just a genuinely extraordinary human being. He went on to represent Arizona in the Senate for over three decades, ran for president twice, and became the kind of Republican who actually made the other side nervous by voting his conscience. He passed away in August 2018, just days before his 82nd birthday, from glioblastoma. Whatever your politics, the willingness to put principle above personal gain — on display his entire life — is something American politics sorely misses.
Overview
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S. representative from 1983 to 1987, then as a U.S. senator from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2008 presidential election.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John McCain
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・マケイン
- Reading
- じょん・まけいん
- Born
- August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Coco Solo, Colón Province, Panama
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / naval officer / autobiographer / fighter pilot / aircraft pilot
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Episcopal High School
- University
- National War College
Awards & achievements
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Bronze Star Medal
- Officer of the Legion of Merit
- Purple Heart
- Air Medal
- Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Silver Star
- 2001 Freedom Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.