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    William Raborn

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_RabornWilliam Raborn - Wikipedia

    William Francis Raborn, Jr., (June 8, 1905 – March 6, 1990) was the United States Director of Central Intelligence from April 28, 1965 until June 30, 1966. He was also a career United States Navy officer who led the project to develop the Polaris missile system and retired from the navy in 1963 as a vice admiral .

  2. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localFORMER CIA DIRECTOR WILLIAM RABORN JR. DIES

    Mar 13, 1990 · William Francis Raborn Jr., 84, a retired Navy vice admiral who later served 14 months as director of central intelligence in 1965 and 1966, died of cardiac arrest March 6 at Sibley Memorial...

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 1990/03/13 › obituariesWilliam F. Raborn Is Dead at 84; Led Production of Polaris ...

    Mar 13, 1990 · William F. Raborn Jr., a retired Navy vice admiral who led the development of the Polaris nuclear missile in the 1950's and later headed the Central Intelligence Agency under President Lyndon...

  5. library.syracuse.edu › digital › guidesWilliam F. Raborn Papers An inventory of his papers at ...

    William F. Raborn, Jr. (1905-1990) was a career military officer, a Navy vice admiral who led the development of the Polaris nuclear missile in the 1950s and later headed the Central Intelligence Agency under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

    • Raborn, William F., 1905-1990.
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  7. www.history.navy.mil › content › historyVice Admiral Raborn Interview - NHHC

    Mar 11, 2021 · Vice Admiral William Raborn Jr. (1950–1990) is interviewed by writer James Conniff on July 19, 1961. As Director of the Navy’s Special Projects Office, Raborn was tasked with developing the...

  8. www.usni.org › press › oral-historiesOral History | Polaris Program | U.S. Naval Institute

    Raborn, William F. Jr. (Red), Vice Adm., USN (Ret.) (1905–1990) Director of Special Projects Division to develop Polaris. Raborn discusses the background, personnel, and progress of this project on which he was given carte blanche by CNO Arleigh Burke. Interviewed in September 1972; transcript contains 71 pages.

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    • Oral History | Withington, Frederic S., Rear Adm., USN (Ret.) | U.S ...
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  10. valor.militarytimes.com › hero › 27328William Raborn - Recipient - Military Times

    William F. Raborn. William Raborn graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral. AWARDS BY DATE OF ACTION: 1 of 1. Navy...