Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987

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Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987

Description:

Bio: Edward G. Lansdale (b. 1908, Detroit, Michigan-d. Feb. 23, 1987), U.S. Air Force officer, served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II and in 1943 was commissioned in the U.S. Army, serving in various military intelligence assignments throughout the War. In 1945 he transferred to Headquarters Air Force Western Pacific and became chief of the Intelligence Division, remaining in the Philippines until 1948. He had been commissioned a captain in the Air Force in 1947, and after a stint as instructor at the Strategic Intelligence School, he transferred to Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group in the Philippines in 1950. In the early 1950s he acted as advisor to the French forces in Indo-China and, later, as advisor to the Vietnamese Armed Forces and the Vietnamese Government. In 1961, General Lansdale was appointed assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He retired in 1963.

Relation:

LBJ Connection: Major General, U.S. Air Force