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
  Social Security Number	562-09-9495
  Died	23 Feb 1987	McLean, Fairfax Co., Virginia
  Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia   [7]
  section 8, grave 7022
  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	4 Mar 2021

  
  

  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	Group Sheet  |  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	4 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Private
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  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 March 6, 2021).