Benson K. Buffham
Benson K. Buffham | |
|---|---|
| 7th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency | |
| In office 22 April 1974 – 30 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Louis W. Tordella |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Drake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benson Kirk Buffham 26 November 1919 |
| Died | 24 April 2019 (aged 99) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Wesleyan University |
| Profession | intelligence analyst, consultant and official |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Army Medical Corps, Army Security Agency |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Benson Kirk Buffham (November 26, 1919 – April 24, 2019) was an American intelligence official who served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from 1978 to 1980, during which time he was the highest- ranking civilian in the agency.