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Jon Pattis
Died January 12, 1996 (age 58) Nationality American Occupation telecommunications engineer Known for imprisonment in Iran from 1986 to 1991
Jon Pattis (died January 12, 1996) was an American telecommunications engineer who was imprisoned in Iran from 1986 to 1991.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Pattis was a native of Aiken, South Carolina . He graduated from the University of South Carolina .[1]
Following college, Pattis worked for Bendix Radio Division in Baltimore , Maryland . He subsequently worked for Page Communications Engineers , TAI Inc., Oil Services Co. of Iran, and E Systems. He had overseas work assignments in such locales as Beirut, South America, and Cuba.[1]
Imprisonment in Iran [ edit ]
In 1986, Pattis was working for the American company Cosmos Engineering at Iran's main satellite ground station at Asadabad , some 200 miles southwest of Tehran .[1] [2] Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a televised news conference. He was released in 1991 after serving half of his 10-year sentence.[1] [3]
Life after imprisonment [ edit ]
From 1992, Pattis worked for GTE Corporation . At the age of 58, Pattis died of congestive heart failure on January 12, 1996, in Arlington, Virginia .[1]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Engineer Freed by Iran Returns to U.S." Los Angeles Times . AP. 8 October 1991.
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