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Colonel Joseph Frank "Joe" Sartiano OSS/CIA, Ret.

Washington, District of Columbia

1913 - 2017

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SARTIANO JOSEPH F. SARTIANO OSS/CIA Officer Passes at 103 Colonel Joseph "Joe" Frank Sartiano, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 103, surrounded by family on 9 February, 2017 in Sebastopol, California. Joe was born to Italian immigrant parents,...

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While serving in Berlin I found Joe an inspiring officer to serve and work with.

Joe and Alba were a second family to me after we met in San Francisco. They will always be in my heart.

It was an honor and privilege to know Joe and spend time in his company.He epitomized the type of service to the US military, OSS, and CIA that provide the foundation for the emerging national intelligence and security community in its earliest years. It was the quality of service that paved the way for so many of us who were privileged to have served our careers in the Agency, Joe was also a founding member of the CIA Retirees Association and one of its first Treasurers. Then and forever...

We all aspire to a life well-lived. Colonel Sartiano accomplished that goal, many times over. A wonderful patriot, husband, father and grandfather. He knew his duty, and fulfilled it.