Stansfield Turner
former United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College
Stansfield M. Turner (December 1, 1923 – January 18, 2018) was a United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College. He was a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy.
Stansfield Turner | |
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12th Director of Central Intelligence | |
In office March 9, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Deputy | E. Henry Knoche John F. Blake Frank Carlucci |
Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
Succeeded by | William J. Casey |
37th President of the Naval War College | |
In office June 30, 1972 – August 9, 1974 | |
Preceded by | Benedict J. Semmes Jr. |
Succeeded by | Julien LeBourgeois |
Personal details | |
Born | Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. | December 1, 1923
Died | January 18, 2018 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 94)
Resting place | United States Naval Academy Cemetery[1] |
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Education | Amherst College United States Naval Academy (BS) Exeter College, Oxford (BA) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1946–1978 |
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Commands | USS Conquest USS Rowan USS Horne U.S. Second Fleet Allied Forces Southern Europe |
Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Turner was born on December 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Illinois. He studied at Amherst College, at the United States Naval Academy, and at Exeter College, Oxford. He was a Christian Scientist.[2] Turner died in Seattle, Washington on January 18, 2018 at the age of 94.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Stansfield Turner obituary".
- ↑ Margolick, David (August 6, 1990). "In Child Deaths, a Test for Christian Science; Faith vs. the Law; A special report". The New York Times. p. A2. ISSN 1649296 Check
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value (help). - ↑ Shapiro, T. Rees (January 18, 2018). "Adm. Stansfield Turner, who led major CIA overhaul as director of central intelligence, dies at 94". Washington Post. Washingotn, DC. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Other websitesEdit
- Prepared Statement before Congress on MKULTRA
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 1
- Testimony before Congress on MKULTRA, Part 2
- Interview on the Iranian Arms Scandal from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives