Thomas Polgar

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Person.png Thomas PolgarRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Spook)
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BornJuly 24, 1922
Budapest, Hungary
Died22 March 1991 (Age 68)
Children • Thomas Polgar Jr
• Patricia Polgar-Bailey
• Catherine Jordan
SpouseAnna Fain

Background

He was born in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Career

Polgar became a spy during World War II and joined the CIA when it begin in 1947.[2] He was Frankfurt station chief in 1949, and Saigon station chief from 1972 to 1975. He officially retired in 1981.[1]

He appears in the Allan Francovich film Operation Gladio and testifies about Operation Gladio.

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