Eloise, a native of @CityRichmondVA, wore white gloves, spoke with a drawl, & liked to be called “Miss Page.”
However, contrary to gentle image portrayed, Eloise was a fierce fighter in the workplace. @DeptofDefense officials called her the “iron butterfly.”
#WWII: Eloise served as #OSS Director “Wild Bill” Donovan‘s secretary, where she learned business of espionage & developed passion for intel work.
1945: she moved to Brussels, Belgium to help open first post-war station & eventually became one of CIA’s first employees in 1947.
With hard work & dedication Eloise became a case officer & in the 70s, our first female Chief of Station. She also became an expert on terrorist organizations.
Throughout her impressive career in the DO, Eloise rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the DO’s No. 3 officer.
Eloise was the first woman to serve as the Deputy Director of the IC staff & Chairman of the Critical Collection Problems Committee, responsible for allocating collection assets on critical problems facing the United States.
As a well-known expert on terrorism & collection issues she joined the faculty of the Defense Intel College after she retired from the CIA.
Eloise was named one of our first 50 Trailblazers during CIA’s 50th anniversary celebration in 1997.
DDCIA David Cohen, a Boston native, threw out a ceremonial pitch at the @RedSox vs. @Yankees game @FenwayPark to bring awareness to organizations that support #CIA officers and their families.
The #CIA Officers Memorial Foundation (@ciaomf2001) supports the well-being and educational needs of children and spouses of fallen #CIA officers.
The Third Option Foundation heals, helps, and honors members of #CIA's paramilitary community and their families. Quietly helping those who quietly serve.
Stop.Think.Connect. is an unprecedented partnership between federal & state governments, law enforcement, industry, & NGOs to increase the understanding of cyber threats & empower all #netizens to be safer & more secure online.
Stop.Think.Connect has tools & resources for students, parents, teachers, older Americans, law enforcement, small businesses, etc. Many in foreign languages too!
CIA #Museum is not open to the public, so you can’t come here in person. However, Washington DC is home to @smithsonian’s wonderful museums [free & open to the public!] & 2 museums run by our colleague’s @FBI & @NSAGov.
If you contact your local congressional representative, you can look at arranging a tour @FBI Headquarters of its exhibit, The FBI Experience: bit.ly/2F5oPWE
75 years ago, #OSS Jedburgh paratroopers parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe to coordinate arms & supplies, train partisans in sabotage, & help defeat Third Reich during #WWII
The 1st Operation #Jedburgh team was deployed the night before #DDay
Director Haspel: “We honor the men & women of this Agency who perished in the line of duty. The cause to which they devoted their lives—the freedom & safety of Americans—endures.”
During #WWII, Eero was recruited to #OSS & appointed Chief of Special Exhibits Section.
He designed:
- Military schools & situation rooms
- 3D org chart instrumental in showing procedure & work-flow problems throughout #OSS
- Model weapons for training & film props
OSS considered Eero “the most versatile & gifted young designer & architect in this country.”
His work for #OSS was highly commended by Undersecretary of War, Director of Women’s Army Corps, & many others.
His OSS experience & experiments are reflected in his later design work.