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Line 29: − + − − Crichton served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] as a field artillery officer and special agent. He won the Air Medal, five Battle Stars, and the [[Bronze Star]]. He retired as a colonel in the Army Reserve.<ref name=tamu/> + + − + − + − +
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Crichton served TAMU as the president of the Lettermen's Association and chairman of the Development Foundation. He also served on the board of the Association of Former Students from 1965 to 1968, was the association president in 1967, and in 1983 was named a "Distinguished Alumnus."<ref name=tamu>"Association past president Jack Crichton '37 passes away, Aggienetwork.com, accessed April 8, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> He later obtained a [[Master of Science]] degree from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], at which he was affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.<ref name=dmn/>
Crichton served TAMU as the president of the Lettermen's Association and chairman of the Development Foundation. He also served on the board of the Association of Former Students from 1965 to 1968, was the association president in 1967, and in 1983 was named a "Distinguished Alumnus."<ref name=tamu>"Association past president Jack Crichton '37 passes away, Aggienetwork.com, accessed April 8, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> He later obtained a [[Master of Science]] degree from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], at which he was affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.<ref name=dmn/>
==Military==
==Military and business successes==
Crichton served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] as a field artillery officer and special agent. He won the Air Medal, five Battle Stars, and the [[Bronze Star]]. He retired as a colonel in the Army Reserve.<ref name=tamu/>
He was stationed in [[Europe]] in the [[Office of Strategic Services]], the forerunner of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He was a field artillery officer and special agent. In 1946, Crichton was recruited by Everette DeGolyer, a former conservation director in the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and later a co-founder of [[Texas Instruments]], to operate a group of companies which were frequnetly renamed to make it more difficult to trace their operations. According to investigative journalist Russ Baker, the companies "operated largely below the radar, and fronted for some of North America's biggest names, including the Bronfmans Seagram's liquor, the [[DuPont]]s, and the Kuhn-Loeb family of financiers."<ref name=spartacus/>
He was stationed in [[Europe]] in the [[Office of Strategic Services]], the forerunner of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He was a field artillery officer and special agent. In 1946, Crichton was recruited by Everette DeGolyer, a former conservation director in the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and later a co-founder of [[Texas Instruments]], to operate a group of companies which were frequnetly renamed to make it more difficult to trace their operations. According to investigative journalist Russ Baker, the companies "operated largely below the radar, and fronted for some of North America's biggest names, including the Bronfmans Seagram's liquor, the [[DuPont]]s, and the Kuhn-Loeb family of financiers."<ref name=spartacus/>
In 1952, Crichton joined a syndicate that included DeGolyer and Clint Murchison of Dallas to use connections in the government of General [[Francisco Franco]] to obtain drilling rights in [[Spain]]. The operation was handled by Delta Drilling, owned by Joe Zeppa. In August 1953, Crichton joined the Empire Trust Company and later became its vice president. The company maintained a network of associates similar to a "private CIA". Empire Trust was an investor of the [[Fort Worth]]-based [[General Dynamics]].<ref name=spartacus/>
In 1952, Crichton joined a syndicate that included DeGolyer and Clint Murchison of Dallas to use connections in the government of General [[Francisco Franco]] to obtain drilling rights in [[Spain]]. The operation was handled by Delta Drilling, owned by Joe Zeppa. In August 1953, Crichton joined the Empire Trust Company and later became its vice president. The company maintained a network of associates similar to a "private CIA". Empire Trust was an investor of the [[Fort Worth]]-based General Dynamics.<ref name=spartacus/>
In 1956, Crichton became commander of the 488th Military Intelligence Detachment, which operated under Lieutenant Colonel George Whitmeyer, the overall commander of all Army Reserve units in East Texas. According to Crichton, there were about a hundred men in the unit, with nearly half of them coming from the Dallas Police Department.<ref name=spartacus/>
In 1956, Crichton became commander of the 488th Military Intelligence Detachment, which operated under Lieutenant Colonel George Whitmeyer, the overall commander of all Army Reserve units in East Texas. According to Crichton, there were about a hundred men in the unit, with nearly half of them coming from the Dallas Police Department.<ref name=spartacus/>