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Also Known As John Sidney McCain III
Born August 29, 1936 • Canal Zone
Died August 25, 2018 (aged 81) • Arizona
Title / Office United States Senate (1987-2018), United States • House of Representatives (1983-1987), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Awards And Honors Purple Heart • Legion of Merit • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
Notable Family Members spouse Cindy McCain
Role In United States presidential election of 2000 • United States presidential election of 2008 • Vietnam War • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

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(Right to left) John McCain's father, John S. McCain II, and grandfather, John S. McCain I, aboard a U.S. Navy ship in Tokyo Bay, 1945.
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