Gen. Edward Geary Lansdale

1908 - 1987  (79 years)

• Name	Edward Geary Lansdale  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Gen.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	6 Feb 1908	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Obituary: Washington Post, February 24, 1987.
  Occupation	US Army, US Air Force, CIA
  Died	23 Feb 1987	McLean, Fairfax Co., Virginia
  Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia   [7]
  	section 8, grave 7022
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Henry Philips Lansdale
  2. Benjamin Carroll Lansdale
  3. David Brooke Lansdale           b. Abt 1917, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan           d. 23 Sep 2010, Kennett Square, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Notes	He was possibly (only possible) a model for William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick's The Ugly American and Graham Greene's The Silent American. He was also interested himself in family history. Some of his notes are kept on the Maryland Histories page.
  Person ID	I4544	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry "Harry" Lansdale           b. 16 Sep 1883, Washington, D.C.           d. 25 Jan 1959, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Frances Phillips           b. San Francisco, California           d. 1954
  Family ID	F2200	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Helen Batcheller           b. 5 Mar 1901           d. 14 May 1972  (Age 71 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1933	Manhattan, New York City, New York   [8]
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F2194	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Patrocinco Yapcinco           b. 13 Mar 1915           d. 11 Nov 2006  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1973
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2005
  Family ID	F2199	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 6 Feb 1908 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan  Married - 2 Sep 1933 - Manhattan, New York City, New York  Died - 23 Feb 1987 - McLean, Fairfax Co., Virginia  Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Gen. Edward Geary Lansdale". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4544&tree=1sttree (accessed September 20, 2020).