William Francis Buckley
United States Army Colonel
Died when: 57 years 4 days (684 months)Star Sign: Gemini
William Francis Buckley (May 30, 1928 – June 3, 1985) was a United States Army officer in the "Green Berets", and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief in Beirut from 1984 until 1985.
His cover was as a political officer at the U.S.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 five months prior, in June.
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery and is commemorated with a star on the Memorial Wall at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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