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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 ...
John Thomas Downey or Jack Downey (April 19, 1930 – November 17, 2014) was an American judge and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. [1] As a CIA operative, he was shot down over China during the Korean War and was held prisoner for over twenty years—the longest-held prisoner of war in United States history.
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.
Jonathan Campos, Samuel Lilley, Danasia Elder and Ian Epstein, the crew who died on board American Eagle Flight 5342, have received honorary awards from their airline.
Chanté and Rick McCoy III claim their late father, Richard McCoy Jr., is the ever-elusive Boeing hijacker DB Cooper after allegedly finding his parachute hidden in their home, according to a new ...
Four had asked permission to visit relatives who were imprisoned in China, and crossed the border at Hong Kong, while the other person, A. L. Wirin, was a defense attorney seeking to gather information for his clients, who were awaiting trial on charges of espionage in the U.S. Mrs. Mary V. Downey and her son William were visiting her son John ...
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, are not only partners in life but in business. The couple tied the knot in 2005, two years after they met on the set of 2003’s Gothika. Downey ...
John G. Downey (1827–1894), Governor of California; John T. Downey (1930–2014), former CIA officer shot down over communist China and imprisoned for two decades; John V. Downey (c. 1884–1960), New York politician; John W. Downey (1927–2004), contemporary classical composer; John Downey (Iowa politician) (1834–1906), Irish-born ...