The Mystery of Jane Wallis Burrell:
The First CIA Officer To Die in the Agency’s Service
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Jane served in DC & abroad in Strategic Services Unit & Central Intelligence Group.
1947: Jane became an original officer of CIA.
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January 6, 1948: DC-3 from Brussels crashed approaching an airport near Paris, killing all 5 crew members & 10 of 11 passengers.
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Jane’s death—only 110 days after CIA was officially established—makes her the first CIA officer to die while employed by CIA.
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After Jane’s death, her parents established scholarship @smithcollege to enable students to spend their junior year in France.
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Jane’s groundbreaking & important work w CIA & predecessor organizations was honorable & will be remembered.
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I just want to say god bless, stay safe and good luck to all our American tough spies in Russia. Take down that gremlin Putin
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