WILLIAM HARDING JACKSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00418R000100240002-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: BIO

Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/05/30: CIA-RDP99-00418R000100240002-4
WILLIAM HARDING JACKSON
Wartime deputy intelligence officer to General Omar N. Bradley., N'_ ksor
was born in 1901 in Nashville, Tenn. He is a graduate of Prii , , and
of the Hard Law` School, 1928. After two years with the Ya AIRV. U0
firm of Cai ralader, Wickersham and Taft, Mr. Jackson joined the n *W ` 1 rt?r
Le4#W and Milburn in 1930 to become a partner of that firm in 19 t.. Cts-?
st a captain in the U. S. Aral Air Force in 1942, Mr. Jackson n is Undcn
in Ja uaaary 1943 as as'si'stant military air attache for anti-submarine trAi*W&,en(-(:.
In August 191i3 he became chief of strategic intelligence for General Jacob I,.
Devers and with the formation of General Bradley's 12th Army Group, Joined. that
as &qwty Q-2. In August 1945 he was separated from the army in the rank
at Ca l,,,, a his return to New York, Mr. Jackson joined the investment firm
H. : {i s & Company as managing partner. In 1948 he was named by the
qty Council to survey the national intelligence system together
W. Ddlles sand Mathias F..Correa. On October 1, 1954 M. Jaacksoft was
trot ~ * A dtreatox of Central Intelligence.
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..... Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/05/30: CIA-RDP99-00418R000100240002-4