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


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About William Francis Buckley

  • 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.

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