Category Archives: CIA Book of Honor

CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 4 : William Pierce Boteler (Cyprus – June 16, 1956)

Posted on June 16, 2025 by L

“Only a month after arriving, Bill was killed by bombs that two young boys tossed into a café. He was not the intended target. A promising young officer, a promising young life, taken in error. Taken because Bill Boteler was … Continue reading →

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CIA 2025 Annual Ceremony — CIA Numbers Don’t Add Up… Again!

Posted on June 10, 2025 by L

“The Memorial Ceremony is a poignant occasion to honor those who have sacrificed for this Nation and to reflect on their lasting contributions. The Wall, and the stories of the people it commemorates, inspire all who carry the mission forward.” … Continue reading →

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CIA 2025 Annual Ceremony — Often, Less Is More

Posted on June 6, 2025 by L

“The Memorial Ceremony is a poignant occasion to honor those who have sacrificed for this Nation and to reflect on their lasting contributions. The Wall, and the stories of the people it commemorates, inspire all who carry the mission forward.” … Continue reading →

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CIA 2025 Annual Ceremony

Posted on June 5, 2025 by L

“The Memorial Ceremony is a poignant occasion to honor those who have sacrificed for this Nation and to reflect on their lasting contributions. The Wall, and the stories of the people it commemorates, inspire all who carry the mission forward.” … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 3 : Wilburn S. Rose (Groom Lake, Nevada – May 15, 1956)

Posted on May 15, 2025 by L

“The first fatality directly related to flying the U2 occurred on 15 May 1956, when test pilot Wilburn S. Rose, flying Article 345A, had trouble dropping his pogos.”THREE FATAL CRASHES IN 1956 History Staff Central Intelligence Agency (1992) May 15, … Continue reading →

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75 Years Ago — CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 1 : Douglas S. Mackiernan (Tibet – April 29, 1950)

Posted on April 29, 2025 by L

“This particularly adventuresome and resourceful CIA officer should have been remembered from his death in 1950 as a hero and inspiration to generations of CIA operations officers. Instead, he was simply forgotten, even within the Far East (later East Asia) … Continue reading →

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60 Years Ago — CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 15 : Eugene `Buster’ Edens (Edwards Air Force Base, California – April 26, 1965)

Posted on April 27, 2025 by L

“Several lieutenants assigned to my flight were talented pilots, but my assistant flight commander, 1st Lt Buster E. Edens (called ‘Snede,’ Edens spelled backwards), was a superb fighter pilot.” Lloyd R. ‘Dick’ Leavitt Lieutenant General, USAF, Retired April 26, 2025 … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 26 (CLASSIFIED): Hugh Francis Redmond (Shanghai prison, China — April 13, 1970)

Posted on April 13, 2025 by L

“Alerted by doctrine and success against another local CIA operation, Shanghai’s security apparatus moved cautiously against Redmond’s network, obtaining evidence that made the guilty verdict of 1954 inevitable. To Chinese intelligence practitioners, the case provides an exemplary example of how … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 57 : Richard D. Krobock (El Salvador — March 26, 1987)

Posted on March 26, 2025 by L

“His responsibilities in El Salvador involved keeping tabs on U.S. AID money to the Salvadoran government.” The Life and Death of an Intelligence Man March 26 2025 — Richard D. Krobock was killed along four other people during a helicopter … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 22 : Billy Jack Johnson (Southeast Asia – February 1, 1968)

Posted on February 2, 2025 by L

“Billy Jack Johnson was a talented instructor, and he became known throughout the Agency for his skill and expertise in unique specialties, such as sabotage, escape and evasion, fingerprint analysis, and lock picking.” CIA Website February 1, 2025 — Billy … Continue reading →

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