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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.
CIA paramilitary officers John T. Downey and Richard G. Fecteau, themselves hurriedly trained in the procedure during the week of 24 November, were to recover a courier who was in contact with anti-communist sympathizers in the area. The mission failed when Chinese forces downed the aircraft with small arms fire, capturing survivors Downey and ...
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.
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 ...
The new documentary about the colossally successful '70s rock band (in select theaters and IMAX now) features candid interviews with all three surviving members (guitarist and founder Jimmy Page ...
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 ...
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 ...