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At the head of the Special Projects Office was appointed Admiral William Raborn, a former Navy pilot, chosen by Burke due to his personal qualities and belief in the military, rather than his vision on the technical run of the program. [3] In these endeavors, Admiral Burke had strong support from the Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas .
Note: The ceremony for the swearing in of Vice Adm. William F. Raborn, Jr. (USN, Retired), as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Richard Helms, as Deputy Director, was held at 12:40 p.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
Jul 9, 1986 · The Navy chose Vice Adm. William Raborn to develop the Polaris class missile-carrying submarines. But Admiral Rickover, controlling reactors and personnel, was a restraining influence, and ...
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. William Francis Raborn, Jr. was born on 8 June 1905 in Decatur, TX. Raborn graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1928. During World War II ...
Jan 11, 2023 · Rear Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr., Navy Department special projects officer and guiding hand of the Polaris project, center, relaxes after successful launches of Polaris missiles, July 1960. Launch was made from USS George Washington (SSBN-598). National Archives photograph, USN 1048931.
Helms was an OSS and CIA veteran, and the first DCI to have risen through the ranks at CIA. Helms became the director of the Office of Special Operations (OSO) after the CIA's disastrous role in the attempted Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961. Helms was made the deputy director of central intelligence under Admiral William Raborn.
Title: NOMINATIONS OF VICE ADM. WILLIAM F. RABORN, JR., TO BE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND RICHARD HELMS TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MISCELLANEOUS B
