Hugh Francis Redmond
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A former World War II
paratrooper
and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division
. He was in Shanghai
disguised as an ice cream machine salesman from 1946 to 1951, returning intelligence information on the Communists.
As he was boarding a ship to San Francisco to return to the United States
, he was captured and imprisoned. Held for almost twenty years in a prison camp
, he was severely tortured, but never admitted his connection to the CIA. In 1970, he died; the Chinese claim he slit his wrists on 13 April 1970. The Chinese cremated his remains and they were returned to the United States. Redmond was buried in Yonker's Oakland Cemetery on August 3, 1970. Considerable mystery still surrounds whether or not he was murder
ed during his imprisonment.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
paratrooper
Paratrooper
Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division
Special Activities Division
The Special Activities Division is a division in the United States Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service responsible for covert operations known as "special activities"...
. He was in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
disguised as an ice cream machine salesman from 1946 to 1951, returning intelligence information on the Communists.
As he was boarding a ship to San Francisco to return to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he was captured and imprisoned. Held for almost twenty years in a prison camp
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
, he was severely tortured, but never admitted his connection to the CIA. In 1970, he died; the Chinese claim he slit his wrists on 13 April 1970. The Chinese cremated his remains and they were returned to the United States. Redmond was buried in Yonker's Oakland Cemetery on August 3, 1970. Considerable mystery still surrounds whether or not he was murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed during his imprisonment.