Donald Nichols (spy), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald Nichols (spy)

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1992

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Donald Nichols (18 February 1923 – 2 June 1992) was a United States Air Force officer who worked in military intelligence.
He founded and commanded the U.S.
Air Force's first active military intelligence unit, the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron (6004th AISS), which he founded in 1951 during the Korean War.
Although he began his military career in the motor pool, he eventually sparked the infiltration of espionage teams behind communist lines, as well as personally gathering the first data on the communist MiG-15 fighter.
A trusted and reliable intelligence officer who had predicted the start date of the Korean War, he enjoyed 24-hour access to South Korean President Syngman Rhee and his own commanding officer, U.S.
Air Force General Earle Partridge.
Under his leadership, the 6004th AISS served as the principal source of intelligence for Far East Air Force during the fighting. Nichols retired from the military in 1962.
After his death in 1992, reports of his exploits were declassified.
He was inducted into the Air Commando Hall of Fame in 1995.
A biography entitled King of Spies was published in 2017 by Blaine Harden, author of two earlier books about North Korea.