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Edward Geary Lansdale

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Birthplace: Detroit, Wayne County, MI, United States
Death: February 23, 1987 (79)
Mc Lean, Fairfax County, VA, United States
Place of Burial: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Lansdale and Private
Husband of Helen Lansdale and Patrocinia Lansdale
Brother of Private and Private

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About Edward Lansdale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lansdale

Edward Geary Lansdale (February 6, 1908 – February 23, 1987) was a United States Air Force officer until retiring in 1963 as a major general before continuing his work with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Lansdale was a pioneer in clandestine operations and psychological warfare. In the early 1950s, Lansdale played a significant role in suppressing the Huk insurgency in the Philippines. In 1954, he moved to Saigon and started the Saigon Military Mission, a covert intelligence operation which was created to sow dissension in North Vietnam. Lansdale believed the United States could win guerrilla wars by studying the enemy's psychology, an approach that won the approval of the presidential administrations of both Kennedy and Johnson.

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Edward Lansdale's Timeline

1908
February 6, 1908
Detroit, Wayne County, MI, United States
1987
February 23, 1987
Age 79
Mc Lean, Fairfax County, VA, United States
February 27, 1987
Age 79
Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States