Gust Lascaris Avrakotos (January 14, 1938 – December 1, 2005) was an American case officer and the Afghanistan Task Force Chief at the Central Intelligence ...
Gust Avrakotos
Gust Lascaris Avrakotos was an American case officer and the Afghanistan Task Force Chief at the Central Intelligence Agency.
Avrakotos joined the CIA in August 1962 and was posted to Greece in 1963. Wikipedia
Born: January 14, 1938, Aliquippa, PA
Died: December 1, 2005 (age 67 years), Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Annandale, VA
Place of burial: St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Burlington, NC
Award: Intelligence Medal of Merit (1988)
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