Married Mary Kennerly Herbert Holmes in Detroit, Michigan on 28 Jun 1941.
OBITUARIES:
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL
CIA and State Department Official
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired State Department and Central Intelligence Agency official, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
Mr. Campbell was born in Beaverton, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto and received a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Windsor. He also did graduate work at the University of Michigan.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and became a U.S. citizen while in the military. He was an intelligence officer with the Counter Intelligence Corps in Germany after the war, then in 1949 joined the State Department, serving in Washington, Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
He transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency in 1968. He served for the next two years as an advisor to the Commander in Chief of the Pacific fleet (CINCPAC) in Honolulu. He returned to Washington in 1970 and retired from the CIA in 1973. He was awarded a Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Mr. Campbell was an editor and contributor to Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene and served on the board of the National Intelligence Study Center. He was a member of Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired and the River Bend Golf and Country Club. He served on the church council of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Holmes Campbell of Washington; four children, L. Andrew Campbell of Manhattan Beach, Calif., John Holmes Campbell of Rochester, N.Y., Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kerr (sic, Kozar) of McLean; and six grandchildren."
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL, CIA intelligence officer
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired CIA officer and World War II veteran, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
A native of Beaverton, Ontario, Mr. Campbell received a degree in English from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto in 1936 and a master's in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in 1939.
Mr. Campbell taught English at Windsor College in Ontario from 1938 to 1941, when he married Mary Holmes, an American, and moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
Mr. Campbell worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit as an advertising executive from 1941 to 1943, when he joined the Air Forces and was stationed in Europe where he worked in military intelligence in Frankfurt and Berlin.
In 1948, Mr. Campbell returned to the United States to work for Mergenthaler Linotype in New York. In 1950, he joined the State Department as a Foreign Service officer and served in Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
From 1968 to 1973, Mr. Campbell was a senior intelligence officer in operations research with the CIA. He retired in 1974 and was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
In retirement, Mr. Campbell was an editor of the Foreign Service Literary Scene, a publication for retired Foreign Service officers. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired.
Mr. Campbell was a board member of the National Intelligence Study Center in Washington, a former member of the River Bend Golf & Country Club in Great Falls and a member of St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Washington, where he had served on the church council and as treasurer.
Besides his wife, Mr. Campbell is survived by two sons, L. Andrew, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and John H., of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kozar of McLean; a brother, Paul, of Toronto; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Apostle Church, with burial private."
OBITUARIES:
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL
CIA and State Department Official
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired State Department and Central Intelligence Agency official, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
Mr. Campbell was born in Beaverton, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto and received a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Windsor. He also did graduate work at the University of Michigan.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and became a U.S. citizen while in the military. He was an intelligence officer with the Counter Intelligence Corps in Germany after the war, then in 1949 joined the State Department, serving in Washington, Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
He transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency in 1968. He served for the next two years as an advisor to the Commander in Chief of the Pacific fleet (CINCPAC) in Honolulu. He returned to Washington in 1970 and retired from the CIA in 1973. He was awarded a Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Mr. Campbell was an editor and contributor to Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene and served on the board of the National Intelligence Study Center. He was a member of Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired and the River Bend Golf and Country Club. He served on the church council of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Holmes Campbell of Washington; four children, L. Andrew Campbell of Manhattan Beach, Calif., John Holmes Campbell of Rochester, N.Y., Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kerr (sic, Kozar) of McLean; and six grandchildren."
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL, CIA intelligence officer
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired CIA officer and World War II veteran, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
A native of Beaverton, Ontario, Mr. Campbell received a degree in English from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto in 1936 and a master's in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in 1939.
Mr. Campbell taught English at Windsor College in Ontario from 1938 to 1941, when he married Mary Holmes, an American, and moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
Mr. Campbell worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit as an advertising executive from 1941 to 1943, when he joined the Air Forces and was stationed in Europe where he worked in military intelligence in Frankfurt and Berlin.
In 1948, Mr. Campbell returned to the United States to work for Mergenthaler Linotype in New York. In 1950, he joined the State Department as a Foreign Service officer and served in Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
From 1968 to 1973, Mr. Campbell was a senior intelligence officer in operations research with the CIA. He retired in 1974 and was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
In retirement, Mr. Campbell was an editor of the Foreign Service Literary Scene, a publication for retired Foreign Service officers. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired.
Mr. Campbell was a board member of the National Intelligence Study Center in Washington, a former member of the River Bend Golf & Country Club in Great Falls and a member of St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Washington, where he had served on the church council and as treasurer.
Besides his wife, Mr. Campbell is survived by two sons, L. Andrew, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and John H., of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kozar of McLean; a brother, Paul, of Toronto; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Apostle Church, with burial private."
Married Mary Kennerly Herbert Holmes in Detroit, Michigan on 28 Jun 1941.
OBITUARIES:
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL
CIA and State Department Official
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired State Department and Central Intelligence Agency official, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
Mr. Campbell was born in Beaverton, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto and received a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Windsor. He also did graduate work at the University of Michigan.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and became a U.S. citizen while in the military. He was an intelligence officer with the Counter Intelligence Corps in Germany after the war, then in 1949 joined the State Department, serving in Washington, Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
He transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency in 1968. He served for the next two years as an advisor to the Commander in Chief of the Pacific fleet (CINCPAC) in Honolulu. He returned to Washington in 1970 and retired from the CIA in 1973. He was awarded a Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Mr. Campbell was an editor and contributor to Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene and served on the board of the National Intelligence Study Center. He was a member of Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired and the River Bend Golf and Country Club. He served on the church council of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Holmes Campbell of Washington; four children, L. Andrew Campbell of Manhattan Beach, Calif., John Holmes Campbell of Rochester, N.Y., Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kerr (sic, Kozar) of McLean; and six grandchildren."
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL, CIA intelligence officer
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired CIA officer and World War II veteran, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
A native of Beaverton, Ontario, Mr. Campbell received a degree in English from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto in 1936 and a master's in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in 1939.
Mr. Campbell taught English at Windsor College in Ontario from 1938 to 1941, when he married Mary Holmes, an American, and moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
Mr. Campbell worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit as an advertising executive from 1941 to 1943, when he joined the Air Forces and was stationed in Europe where he worked in military intelligence in Frankfurt and Berlin.
In 1948, Mr. Campbell returned to the United States to work for Mergenthaler Linotype in New York. In 1950, he joined the State Department as a Foreign Service officer and served in Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
From 1968 to 1973, Mr. Campbell was a senior intelligence officer in operations research with the CIA. He retired in 1974 and was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
In retirement, Mr. Campbell was an editor of the Foreign Service Literary Scene, a publication for retired Foreign Service officers. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired.
Mr. Campbell was a board member of the National Intelligence Study Center in Washington, a former member of the River Bend Golf & Country Club in Great Falls and a member of St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Washington, where he had served on the church council and as treasurer.
Besides his wife, Mr. Campbell is survived by two sons, L. Andrew, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and John H., of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kozar of McLean; a brother, Paul, of Toronto; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Apostle Church, with burial private."
OBITUARIES:
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL
CIA and State Department Official
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired State Department and Central Intelligence Agency official, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
Mr. Campbell was born in Beaverton, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto and received a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Windsor. He also did graduate work at the University of Michigan.
He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and became a U.S. citizen while in the military. He was an intelligence officer with the Counter Intelligence Corps in Germany after the war, then in 1949 joined the State Department, serving in Washington, Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
He transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency in 1968. He served for the next two years as an advisor to the Commander in Chief of the Pacific fleet (CINCPAC) in Honolulu. He returned to Washington in 1970 and retired from the CIA in 1973. He was awarded a Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Mr. Campbell was an editor and contributor to Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene and served on the board of the National Intelligence Study Center. He was a member of Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired and the River Bend Golf and Country Club. He served on the church council of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Holmes Campbell of Washington; four children, L. Andrew Campbell of Manhattan Beach, Calif., John Holmes Campbell of Rochester, N.Y., Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kerr (sic, Kozar) of McLean; and six grandchildren."
"LAUGHLIN A. CAMPBELL, CIA intelligence officer
Laughlin Austin Campbell, 76, a retired CIA officer and World War II veteran, died of cancer July 1 at his home in Washington.
A native of Beaverton, Ontario, Mr. Campbell received a degree in English from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto in 1936 and a master's in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in 1939.
Mr. Campbell taught English at Windsor College in Ontario from 1938 to 1941, when he married Mary Holmes, an American, and moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
Mr. Campbell worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit as an advertising executive from 1941 to 1943, when he joined the Air Forces and was stationed in Europe where he worked in military intelligence in Frankfurt and Berlin.
In 1948, Mr. Campbell returned to the United States to work for Mergenthaler Linotype in New York. In 1950, he joined the State Department as a Foreign Service officer and served in Austria, Germany, Greece and France.
From 1968 to 1973, Mr. Campbell was a senior intelligence officer in operations research with the CIA. He retired in 1974 and was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
In retirement, Mr. Campbell was an editor of the Foreign Service Literary Scene, a publication for retired Foreign Service officers. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired.
Mr. Campbell was a board member of the National Intelligence Study Center in Washington, a former member of the River Bend Golf & Country Club in Great Falls and a member of St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church in Washington, where he had served on the church council and as treasurer.
Besides his wife, Mr. Campbell is survived by two sons, L. Andrew, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and John H., of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Cathleen Campbell Papadopoulos of Bethesda and Joan Campbell Kozar of McLean; a brother, Paul, of Toronto; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Apostle Church, with burial private."
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