Thomas Polgar

Thomas Polgar
Thomas Polgar
	Polgar (right) takes command of the CIA station in Saigon, January 1972. At left is former Station Chief Theodore Shackley, in the middle is General Creighton Abrams, head of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Born	July 24, 1922; Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	March 22, 2014 (aged 91); Winter Park, Florida
Allegiance	Kingdom of Hungary; United States;
Service/branch	United States Army
Unit	Office of Strategic Services
Known for	CIA station chief at the United States Embassy, Saigon
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Intelligence Medal (2); State Department Award for Valor; Intelligence Star;

Thomas Polgar (July 24, 1922 – March 22, 2014) was an American CIA officer who served as the Saigon, South Vietnam station chief from January 1972 until the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.

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