Allen M. Dulles served as an infantry lieutenant with the 1st Marine Division during the later stages of the Korean War. His father was CIA Director under Eisenhower, while his uncle, John Foster Dulles, served as Eisenhower's Secretary of State. Dulles suffered a severe brain injury in November, 1952, never fully recovering from his wound.
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Marine Lieutenant Allen Dulles.
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Photo from Dec 2, 1952 New York Times of Mrs. Dulles at Tokyo airport, where she would soon see her son Allen.
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Photo from the February 1, 1953 Sunday Mirror of Allen W. Dulles, newly appointed director of the CIA, greeting his son at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland.
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Photo from the February 1, 1953 New York Herald Tribune of Allen W. Dulles greeting his son at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland.
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Allen M. Dulles receives the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
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Allen M. Dulles receives the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Official Bethesda NH photo).
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Allen W. Dulles congratulates his son, Allen Macy, when receiving the Silver Star from General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps. (Photo from book Gentleman Spy: The Life of Allen Dulles by Peter Grose).
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Allen Dulles and Mark DePue, the interviewer.
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