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William Francis Buckley (May 30, 1928 – June 3, 1985) was a United States Army officer in the United States Army Special Forces, and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief in Beirut from 1984 [1] until his kidnapping and execution in 1985.
William F. Buckley, a legendary Agency officer, died on June 3, 1985 after enduring 14 months in terrorist custody. Bill was abducted in Beirut, Lebanon, which set off one of the most grueling periods in the CIA’s history.
Sep 28, 1988 · William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut who died at the hands of Iranian terrorists in 1985, was brutally tortured until he revealed government secrets.
May 30, 2024 · On Friday morning March 16, 1984, William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, began his 343rd day in Beirut. He was alone in his 10th floor apartment in the al-Manara apartment...
Jun 2, 2023 · In the sprawling saga of American bravery and self-sacrifice, few figures tower as high as William Francis Buckley. This CIA station chief in Beirut during the tempestuous 1980s was the embodiment of indomitable courage and tireless service.
U.S. and Middle East sources with close connections to the case of nine Americans kidnapped in Moslem west Beirut since 1984 say the man identified as McCloskey almost certainly was Buckley -- and that he was subjected to prolonged torture in Iran to force him to divulge CIA secrets.
Nov 25, 1986 · In the early morning of March 16, 1984, William Francis Buckley, political officer/station chief for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) at the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped outside his residence. As Buckley left for the U.S. embassy, armed men forced him into their car.
Nov 25, 1986 · As his captors have since charged, Buckley was the chief of the CIA’s Beirut station, U.S. sources have confirmed. He was one of the CIA’s leading experts on terrorism, and his kidnaping...
Feb 12, 2019 · In March 1984, Hezbollah fighters abducted William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut. They held him prisoner until June 1985, when he died of torture and neglect.
WILLIAM BUCKLEY ... was CIA station chief in Beirut Seventeen Americans died in the attack, including Robert C. Ames, the CIA's chief Middle East analyst, and several other CIA officers. On March 16, 1984, Buckley was seized on a Beirut street and spir- ited away-the first of what would become a string of kidnapings of Americans.
