OTD 1972:
Norman Schwartz & Robert Snoddy were in an ambush during a mission to extract an agent with a snatch (or aerial) pickup from Manchuria in Communist China
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Norman Schwartz was raised in a working-class neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky & was 5th of 7 siblings. As a teenager, his No. 1 priority was learning to fly.
He joined @USMC in 1943, & became a fighter pilot in Pacific theater during #WWII.
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February 1948, Norman left @USMC to fly for Civil Air Transport (CAT)–a CIA proprietary company.
He piloted CAT aircraft for 4 years before tragedy in November 1952.
Norman was 29 years old when he died in the line of duty. He was survived by his parents & siblings.
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Robert Snoddy first took up flying in 1940 under Civilian Pilot Training program in Oregon.
He joined @USNavy in 1942 while studying aeronautical engineering at @OregonState
He went on to serve as a Navy pilot in the Pacific.
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Robert signed on to fly for CAT in June 1948.
He was 31 years old when he made the ultimate sacrifice.
3 weeks after he was killed, his wife gave birth to their daughter, the couple’s only child.
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2004: Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command discovered human remains at the 1952 crash site.
2005: Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory ID’ed remains as Robert Snoddy’s.
To date, Norman Schwartz’s remains have not been found.
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We honored Schwartz & Snoddy with stars on the CIA Memorial Wall in 1998.
Both men are remembered for their unquestionable bravery.
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This nation can never thank these heroes enough. 

"OTD 1972" ... "was not released until December 1971." Hmmmm.
There's a hole in your story, @CIA. You say they were captured OTD in 1972, yet you say Fecteau was released in 1971. When I was a kid I had one of those cereal box detective kits, so... you're welcome.
Below is a link to my IMDB demo reel. The second half is from an independent TV pilot project that never made the screen. I play the #CIA director. In my **ad-lib** briefing, I implied the "Downey-Fecteau Rule" (from my character research).
http://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi626571033 …
These were the days when Americans were proud & respected the CIA; now we just want Congress to shut it down...
True Heroes & Patriots 

Thank you for your heroic and selfless service to our great country. 










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