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The Reluctant Directors: Souers, Vandenberg, and Hillenkoetter Sidney William Souers (26 January 1946–10 June 1946) A successful business executive and veteran naval intelligence reservist, Rear Admiral Sidney Souers was the first Director of Central Intelligence, a post created by a presidential directive on 22 January 1946.
The Souers family gives this award in memory of Rear Admiral Sidney Souers, a 1914 graduate of Miami University whose life and achievements reflect the qualities recognized by this award.
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Date (s) March 2, 1946. Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers, USNR, at right, receives the Legion of Merit at a ceremony at the Navy Department. Assistant Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, left, makes the presentation for President Truman. The photograph is signed "To Admiral W. Souers, with kind regards and very best wishes John L. Sullivan."
Date (s) November 3, 1959. Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers (on podium), shakes hands with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who laid the cornerstone for the CIA's new 5 million dollar building. The present director, Allen Dulles, is on the right of the President, while Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, chaplain of the Senate, is on the platform behind ...
President Truman awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Sidney W. Souers for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States, July 1944 to November 1952. On the verso of the photographed is attached an autographed card reading, "To my good friend Sidney Souers with many thanks and great appreciation of his efficient ...
Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers appointed to be the first DCI. No. 7 of 120. Related Information. Learn More. Learn More. Learn More. Related Exhibit. read full article ...
Description. Former President Truman is shown shaking the hand of Sidney W. Souers on the occasion of Souers 70th birthday. Mr. Souers was former head of the CIA under Truman.
