Matthew Gannon
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Matthew Gannon | |
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| Born | Matthew Kevin Gannon August 11, 1954 |
| Died | December 21, 1988 (aged 34) Lockerbie, Scotland |
| Cause of death | Aircraft disintegration due to terrorist bombing |
| Occupation | CIA officer |
| Known for | Victim of Pan Am Flight 103 |
| Spouse | Susan Twetten |
Matthew Kevin Gannon (August 11, 1954 – December 21, 1988) was a CIA officer who was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.
Gannon was an Arabist who spent much of his career serving in the Middle East. He married Susan Twetten, daughter of Thomas Twetten (later Deputy Director of Operations at CIA). Matthew and Susan met while her father was Matthew's immediate supervisor.
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery and honored with a star on the CIA Memorial Wall.
In 2001, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing and was sentenced to life imprisonment; his co-accused, Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, was acquitted.
In May 2012, the CIA officially confirmed that Gannon was a CIA officer.[1]
Diplomatic postings
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- Yemen 1979
- Jordan 1981
- Syria 1984-1987
- Lebanon 1988
Bibliography
[edit]- Bainerman, J. The Crimes of a President. 1992 (205-6)
- Chasey, W. Pan Am 103: The Lockerbie Cover Up. 1995 (350)
- Covert Action Information Bulletin 1990-#34 (42)
- Geheim Magazine (Germany) 1988-#9 (33)
- Goddard, D. Coleman,L. Trail of the Octopus. 1993 (83, 85, 143)
- Gup, T. The Book of Honor. 2000 (311)
- Intelligence Newsletter (Paris) 1989-03-29 (1)
- Intelligence Newsletter (Paris) 1989-07-19 (5)
- Nair, K. Devil and His Dart. 1986 (119)
- Perry, M. Eclipse. 1992 (161-4, 167-70, 176-7)
- Thomas, K. Keith,J. The Octopus. 1996 (93)
- Time 1992-04-27 (31)
- Washington Times 1988-12-26 (A8)
- West, N. Games of Intelligence. 1990 (12)
References
[edit]- ^ Ferran, Lee (May 23, 2012). "CIA Identifies, Memorializes Fallen Covert Officers". ABC News. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1954 births
- 1988 deaths
- Assassinated CIA agents
- People from Orange County, California
- Pan Am Flight 103 victims
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- American people murdered abroad
- American terrorism victims
- People murdered in Scotland
- Deaths by improvised explosive device in the United Kingdom
- 1988 murders in the United Kingdom