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Lucien E. Conein

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Lucien E. Conein Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death
3 Jun 1998 (aged 78)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 66, Site 851
Memorial ID
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United States Intelligence Serviceman. He was an fabled agent for the Office of Strategic Services and the later Central Intelligence Agency. His career ranged from landing by aircraft in Nazi-occupied France during World War II to participation in the coup d'etat that brought down South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to South Vietnam, called him "the indispensable man."
United States Intelligence Serviceman. He was an fabled agent for the Office of Strategic Services and the later Central Intelligence Agency. His career ranged from landing by aircraft in Nazi-occupied France during World War II to participation in the coup d'etat that brought down South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to South Vietnam, called him "the indispensable man."


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  • Added: Jan 5, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4308/lucien_e-conein: accessed ), memorial page for Lucien E. Conein (29 Nov 1919–3 Jun 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4308, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.