Theodore George Shackley, Jr. | |
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| Birth name | Theodore George Shackley, Jr. |
| Born | July 16, 1927 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 2002 (aged 75) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army Central Intelligence Agency |
| Years of service | 1945–1953 (Army) 1953–1979 (CIA) |
| Rank |  Second Lieutenant (Army)Paramilitary Operations Officer (CIA) |
| Unit | U.S. Army
Central Intelligence Agency |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
Theodore George "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 – December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of the most decorated CIA officers. Due to his "light hair and mysterious ways", Shackley was known to his colleagues as "the Blond Ghost".[1]
In the early 1960s, Shackley's work included being station chief in Miami, during the period of the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as the Cuban Project (also known as Operation Mongoose), which he directed. He was also said to be the director of the "Phoenix Program" during the Vietnam War, as well as the CIA station chief in Laos between 1966 and 1968, and Saigon station chief from 1968 through February 1972. In 1976, he was appointed Associate Deputy Director for Operations, second in charge of CIA covert operations.[2]
- ^ Stout, David (December 14, 2002). "Theodore Shackley, Enigmatic C.I.A. Official, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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