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Richard G. Fecteau (born 1927) [1] is an American Central Intelligence Agency operative who was captured by the People's Republic of China during a CIA-sponsored flight in the Korean War. [2] News of the capture of Fecteau and John T. Downey reached the United States in November 1954, sparking a nearly two decade battle of wills between the U.S ...
Thus it was the unlucky, but not coincidental, the fate of John Downey and Richard Fecteau to be imprisoned for two decades after flying covertly over China at the height of the Cold War, with a stubborn, anti-communist, anti-Chinese figure serving as Secretary of State." [3] However, in 1958, Downey's mother and brother both went to China. [9]
John T. Downey [7] Richard Fecteau [8] Wade C. Gray, posthumously for the Bay of Pigs invasion [9] James Monroe, CIA paramilitary officer during Vietnam War [10] Thomas W. "Pete" Ray, posthumously for the Bay of Pigs invasion [11] Riley W. Shamburger, posthumously for the Bay of Pigs invasion [9] Greg Vogle, paramilitary officer and CIA ...
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Both Schwartz and Snoddy were killed, while two other CIA crewmembers, Richard G. Fecteau and John T. Downey, were captured by the Chinese and held until 1971 and 1973, respectively. Schwartz's and Snoddy's remains were returned in 2005. [23] Robert C. Snoddy 1954 1954
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Richard Fecteau: 1952 1971 19 years China: CIA agent captured along John T. Downey in Manchuria after their plane was shot down by Chinese forces during the Korean War; the mission was part of a failed attempt to establish an anti-Communist guerrilla in mainland China. Released after the thaw of Chinese-American relations.