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William Egan Colby MP (1920 - 1996)

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Elbridge Colby, an army officer and educator, and Margaret Mary Egan Colby, an ardent Catholic who guided her son in...

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William Egan Colby MP (1920 - 1996)

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Elbridge Colby, an army officer and educator, and Margaret Mary Egan Colby, an ardent Catholic who guided her son in...

6/14/2024

Gordon A. Craig (1913 - 2005)

Alexander Craig (November 13, 1913 – October 30, 2005) was a Scottish-American historian of German history and of diplomatic history.Early lifeCraig was born in Glasgow. In 1925 he emigrated with his f...

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Gordon A. Craig (1913 - 2005)

Alexander Craig (November 13, 1913 – October 30, 2005) was a Scottish-American historian of German history and of diplomatic history.Early lifeCraig was born in Glasgow. In 1925 he emigrated with his f...

4/23/2024

Major General John Kirk Singlaub (July 10, 1921 – January 29, 2022) was a major general in the United States Army, founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a highly decorated off...

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Major General John Kirk Singlaub (July 10, 1921 – January 29, 2022) was a major general in the United States Army, founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a highly decorated off...

12/15/2023

Maxwell Evarts Foster (1901 - 1983)

Maxwell Evarts Foster Foster was director of research for Wendell Willkie's political campaign. Foster was born 27 August 1901 in Manchester, Massachusetts to Reginald and Harriet (Lawrence) Foster....

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Maxwell Evarts Foster (1901 - 1983)

Maxwell Evarts Foster Foster was director of research for Wendell Willkie's political campaign. Foster was born 27 August 1901 in Manchester, Massachusetts to Reginald and Harriet (Lawrence) Foster....

11/10/2023

Henry Baldwin Hyde (1915 - 1997)

" Henry Baldwin Hyde Hyde, a New York lawyer and onetime American spymaster who helped pave the way for the Allied landings in France, died on Saturday at his home on the Upper East Side of M...

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10/19/2007
11/10/2023
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10/19/2007

Henry Baldwin Hyde (1915 - 1997)

" Henry Baldwin Hyde Hyde, a New York lawyer and onetime American spymaster who helped pave the way for the Allied landings in France, died on Saturday at his home on the Upper East Side of M...

11/10/2023

Maurice Hyman Halperin (1906 - 1995)

Maurice Halperin was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and accused Soviet spy. Note: Wikipedia and many on-line trees give 9 February 1995 as his date of death, but actual records and contempo...

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Maurice Hyman Halperin (1906 - 1995)

Maurice Halperin was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and accused Soviet spy. Note: Wikipedia and many on-line trees give 9 February 1995 as his date of death, but actual records and contempo...

9/16/2023

Lieutenant General Samuel Vaughan Wilson (September 23, 1923 – June 10, 2017), aka "General Sam", completed his active military career in the fall of 1977, having divided his service almost equally b...

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7/11/2011
7/29/2023
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7/11/2011

Lieutenant General Samuel Vaughan Wilson (September 23, 1923 – June 10, 2017), aka "General Sam", completed his active military career in the fall of 1977, having divided his service almost equally b...

7/29/2023

Brigadier General Bonner Fellers MP (1896 - 1973)

"Frank"

Bonner Frank Fellers (1896–1973), was a U.S. Army officer who served during World War II as military attaché and psychological warfare director. He was a considered a protégé of General Douglas MacArth...

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3/30/2023
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Brigadier General Bonner Fellers MP (1896 - 1973)

"Frank"

Bonner Frank Fellers (1896–1973), was a U.S. Army officer who served during World War II as military attaché and psychological warfare director. He was a considered a protégé of General Douglas MacArth...

3/30/2023

Sherman Kent MP (1903 - 1986)

Sherman Kent Sherman Kent Wikipedia Page Sherman Kent was a Yale University history professor who, during World War II and through 17 years of Cold War-era service in the Central Intelligence Agen...

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1/1/2009
3/1/2023
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Sherman Kent MP (1903 - 1986)

Sherman Kent Sherman Kent Wikipedia Page Sherman Kent was a Yale University history professor who, during World War II and through 17 years of Cold War-era service in the Central Intelligence Agen...

3/1/2023

David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce was an American diplomat.Bruce graduated from the University of Virginia in 1920.On May 29, 1926, Bruce married Ailsa Mellon, the daughter of the banker and diplomat Andrew...

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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce was an American diplomat.Bruce graduated from the University of Virginia in 1920.On May 29, 1926, Bruce married Ailsa Mellon, the daughter of the banker and diplomat Andrew...

2/21/2023

Thomas Gantz Cassady MP (1896 - 1972)

Captain Thomas Gantz Cassady (1896-1972) was an American fighter pilot who served in two World Wars, and was successful in business during peacetime.

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Thomas Gantz Cassady MP (1896 - 1972)

Captain Thomas Gantz Cassady (1896-1972) was an American fighter pilot who served in two World Wars, and was successful in business during peacetime.

2/6/2023

Frank Brooks Bielaski (1889 - 1961)

Head of Security OSS, bother of an FBI Director photo

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Frank Brooks Bielaski (1889 - 1961)

Head of Security OSS, bother of an FBI Director photo

1/28/2023

James B. Donovan MP (1916 - 1970)

James Britt Donovan (February 29, 1916 – January 19, 1970) was an American lawyer and United States Navy officer in the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Servi...

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12/28/2022
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James B. Donovan MP (1916 - 1970)

James Britt Donovan (February 29, 1916 – January 19, 1970) was an American lawyer and United States Navy officer in the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Servi...

12/28/2022

Bayard LeRoy King (1922 - 2008)

US Military intelligence officer in Australia during 1940's. Believed to of been sent to Adelaide to liase with South Australian Police to determine if the unknown man found deceased at Somerton Beach ...

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Bayard LeRoy King (1922 - 2008)

US Military intelligence officer in Australia during 1940's. Believed to of been sent to Adelaide to liase with South Australian Police to determine if the unknown man found deceased at Somerton Beach ...

1/21/2021

Maj. John Halsey Bonsall (1919 - 1944)

Google books... * killed in France 30 aug 1944 * findagrave

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9/5/2020
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Maj. John Halsey Bonsall (1919 - 1944)

Google books... * killed in France 30 aug 1944 * findagrave

9/5/2020

United States Military Attache to the US Embassy in Australia when a body of a man was found upon Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia on the morning of 1/12/1948, known as the Somerton Man myst...

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United States Military Attache to the US Embassy in Australia when a body of a man was found upon Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia on the morning of 1/12/1948, known as the Somerton Man myst...

7/1/2020

Thompson (born James Harrison Wilson Thompson; born March 21, 1906) was an American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he ...

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Thompson (born James Harrison Wilson Thompson; born March 21, 1906) was an American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he ...

7/1/2020

Moe Berg MP (1902 - 1972)

"Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he play...

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Moe Berg MP (1902 - 1972)

"Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he play...

9/11/2018

René Joyeuse né Veuve (1920 - 2012)

"René Joyeuse"

'René Joyeuse (born Veuve) on wikipedia ..."he often assisted field surgeons in treating the wounded. The appalling death rate – he estimated that only one in 12 wounded survived – inspired him to help...

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René Joyeuse né Veuve (1920 - 2012)

"René Joyeuse"

'René Joyeuse (born Veuve) on wikipedia ..."he often assisted field surgeons in treating the wounded. The appalling death rate – he estimated that only one in 12 wounded survived – inspired him to help...

8/23/2018

"The head of operations at OSS Istanbul was a banker from Chicago named Lanning "Packy" Macfarland , who maintained a cover story as a banker for the American lend-lease program.[11] Macfarland hired A...

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7/8/2008
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"The head of operations at OSS Istanbul was a banker from Chicago named Lanning "Packy" Macfarland , who maintained a cover story as a banker for the American lend-lease program.[11] Macfarland hired A...

8/23/2018