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ICYMI: Legionnaire, #OSS Officer, US Marine & Hollywood Heartthrob: Peter Ortiz https://t.co/e8mxdcEWqU #OSS75 https://t.co/pze4IByhl9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Director Pompeo Delivers Remarks at #OSS 75th Anniversary Ceremony https://t.co/0trjQjTEEQ #OSS75 https://t.co/cVCmjMGxvY — PolitiTweet.org

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Chick, & his service to our country, is remembered with a star on our CIA Memorial Wall. https://t.co/7tfZULruaI… https://t.co/ujicJtmhKS — PolitiTweet.org

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March 17, 1960: Chick was a passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight 710, when it crashed near Tell City, IN. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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During the next six years, Chick became a key player in his division & made many contributions to important operations. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Chick’s #WWII #OSS & post-war experience & superb language skills made him ideal for CIA. 1954: He joined CIA's Far East Division. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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@USArmy To combat Moscow’s efforts to conduct espionage against US interests in postwar Japan, Chick’s program ID’e… https://t.co/vaTQKHjIQH — PolitiTweet.org

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Post-#WWII, Chick served in @USArmy intel, recruiting & handling agents, & helped screen returning Japanese POWs once held by Soviets #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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1945: Chick was promoted to captain & served as chief of an #OSS field unit in China. He was awarded a Bronze Star for service there. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Chick received #OSS training in radio comms, weapons & agent handling. Then he was sent to India, & later to a unit… https://t.co/JV1OieYOO6 — PolitiTweet.org

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@UHawaiiNews @USArmy Chick was fluent in Japanese & English, & he had basic proficiency in French & Chinese; making… https://t.co/3FtuuJgVOe — PolitiTweet.org

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1941: Chick started @UHawaiiNews & excelled at engineering & athletics 1943: joined @USArmy 1944: assigned to #OSS… https://t.co/8hEZW9jlki — PolitiTweet.org

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Chick was born in Honolulu in 1920 after his parents emigrated from Japan. He was an active member in @nhs_njhs & graduated in 1938. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Japanese-American, #OSS & CIA officer, Chiyoki “Chick” Ikeda was known as a talented linguist & true patriot… https://t.co/eaxlUFoYa2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Steve was posthumously awarded Legion of Merit & his name resides in #OSS Book of Honor @ CIA Headquarters.… https://t.co/fxwQWfJPu0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Steve wrote detailed letters to superiors telling of ops & his plans, & wrote thoughtful & funny letters home… https://t.co/cr3Ph65Mq8 — PolitiTweet.org

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As Steve was in uniform, his murder was in violation of the Geneva Convention. 1946: 4 Nazis were tried & convicted… https://t.co/MeKIWii9Ol — PolitiTweet.org

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Nazis tortured him for 2 weeks before hanging him from a steam pipe. Steve kept silent & never revealed his connection with #OSS. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Steve was found with both feet so frozen & swollen he could not complete his mission nor escape. He was turned over to S.S. officers. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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January 1945: Steve got caught in a blinding snowstorm while he was on his way to blow up hydroelectric plant in Cortina. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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August 1944: Steve & his team dropped into foothills of Italian Alps & spent next 6 months blowing up communication… https://t.co/K1QFGsSl6G — PolitiTweet.org

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His plan got attention of #OSS Special Ops who dealt in sabotage & subversive activities. Steve was ordered to report to OSS HQ in DC #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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@Yale @USArmy Fall, 1943: Steve wrote a letter to #OSS proposing a bold sabotage mission: cut off access to Brenner… https://t.co/jLT2cpxR1o — PolitiTweet.org

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#WWII broke out as Steve returned from his latest adventure & enrolled @Yale. He dropped out to enlist in the… https://t.co/JxQeZ4k6Li — PolitiTweet.org

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@phillipsacademy Steve became very familiar w Italian Alps—in particular, the Brenner Pass—while he hiked, skied, &… https://t.co/uOhk5wIVFv — PolitiTweet.org

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After graduating from @phillipsacademy in 1934, Steve traveled the world seeking adventure & becoming an avid outdoorsman. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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“Steve” was born in Peking, China in 1915. His father was a successful international businessman & his mother was a doctor. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Roderick Stephen Hall survived 6 difficult months during #WWII in the Alps sabotaging Nazi supply routes.… https://t.co/36VpbVWxFU — PolitiTweet.org

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Julia’s culinary contributions live on, but it's her #OSS work that's remembered & appreciated most @ CIA.… https://t.co/8ThyxZTmTw — PolitiTweet.org

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After #WWII, Paul was assigned to US Information Agency in France in 1948. Julia began studying @pariscordonbleu cu… https://t.co/09jVds2yxN — PolitiTweet.org