Graves Erskine
 Graves Erskine    (soldier, deep state functionary) | |
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| Born | 28 June 1897 Columbia, Louisiana |
| Died | 21 May 1973 (Age 75) Bethesda, Maryland |
US soldier picked in 1953 to head up the Office of Special Operations for the US Deep State.
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General Graves Blanchard Erskine was a United States Marine Corps officer and deep state functionary. He was the first head of the Office of Special Operations for the US Deep State[1], from 1953-1961.
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Background
Upon graduation, Erskine reported for active duty in the US Marine Corps as a second lieutenant on July 5, 1917.
Activities
WW1
In January 1918, _Erskine went to France as a platoon leader in the 6th Marine Regiment. He was seriously wounded in the St. Mihiel Offensive, and was evacuated to the US in October 1918, spending a year in the hospital and undergoing nine operations.
1920s
In March 1928,_Erskine was assigned two years' duty in Nicaragua. During this period, he organized the Presidential Guard, served as aide and was a personal bodyguard to President José María Moncada Tapia.
WW2
In September 1942, Erskine joined the Amphibious Corps, US Pacific Fleet, in San Diego, California, as chief of staff. He led the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Post-WW2
In October 1945, Erksine was ordered to Washington and as a result of a special Congressional Act was appointed Administrator of the Retraining and Reemployment Administration (RRA).
Office of Special Operations
The CIA by the early 1950s was involved in illegal operations on such a large scale that in 1953 the US military created the Office of Special Operations which provided planes and other hardware to support them. In June 1953 Graves Erskine was authorized to retire from active service by a Special Act of the US Congress, and raised to a four-star rank, to work as the director of this group. In this position he was under the nominal control of the US Secretary of Defense, working within the United States Department of Defense.[1]
