William Francis Buckley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Francis Buckley

United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut

Date of Birth: 30-May-1928

Place of Birth: Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1985

Profession: military personnel, intelligence agent

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William Francis Buckley (May 30, 1928 – June 3, 1985) was a United States Army officer, a Paramilitary Officer in Special Activities Division (renamed Special Activities Center in 2016) and a CIA station chief in Beirut from 1984 until 1985.
His cover was as a Political Officer at the US Embassy.
He was kidnapped by the group Hezbollah in March 1984.
He was held hostage and tortured by psychiatrist Aziz al-Abub.
Hezbollah later claimed they executed him in October 1985, but another American hostage disputed that, believing that he died in five months prior, in June..
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery and is commemorated with a star on the Memorial Wall at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia.