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'''Wesley Gleason Grapp''' (October 19, 1918, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]] – November 1, 2011, [[Calabasas, California]]) served as head of the Los Angeles [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) office. He was the agent who carried out [[J. Edgar Hoover|Hoover]]'s orders to give FBI information to [[University of California]] senior regent [[Edwin W. Pauley]]. Pauley allegedly had a history of political connections with the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS), forerunner of today's CIA, as well as a close association with [[Allen Dulles]], OSS, later to serve as director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], (1953–1961). |
'''Wesley Gleason Grapp''' (October 19, 1918, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]] – November 1, 2011, [[Calabasas, California]]) served as head of the Los Angeles [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) office. He was the agent who carried out [[J. Edgar Hoover|Hoover]]'s orders to give FBI information to [[University of California]] senior regent [[Edwin W. Pauley]]. Pauley allegedly had a history of political connections with the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS), forerunner of today's CIA, as well as a close association with [[Allen Dulles]], OSS, later to serve as director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], (1953–1961). |
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Grapp left the FBI in 1972 after 26 years of service and headed security for [[Flying Tigers Airlines]] until his retirement in 1982. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[U.S. Navy]] in the [[Pacific Theatre]]. |
Grapp left the FBI in 1972 after 26 years of service and headed security for [[Flying Tigers Airlines]] until his retirement in 1982. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[U.S. Navy]] in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theatre]]. |
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Revision as of 22:10, 21 January 2024
Wesley Gleason Grapp (October 19, 1918, Aberdeen, South Dakota – November 1, 2011, Calabasas, California) served as head of the Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office. He was the agent who carried out Hoover's orders to give FBI information to University of California senior regent Edwin W. Pauley. Pauley allegedly had a history of political connections with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of today's CIA, as well as a close association with Allen Dulles, OSS, later to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, (1953–1961).
Grapp left the FBI in 1972 after 26 years of service and headed security for Flying Tigers Airlines until his retirement in 1982. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre.
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