William Colepaugh | |
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| Born | March 25, 1918 Niantic, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2005 (aged 86) Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Able seaman, secret agent |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse | Dolores Campetti |
| Parent(s) | William C. and Havel G. (Schmidt) Colepaugh |
| Conviction(s) | Acting as an unlawful combatant with the intent to commit sabotage, espionage, and other hostile acts Espionage Conspiracy |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to 30 years imprisonment |
William Curtis Colepaugh (March 25, 1918 – March 16, 2005) was an American who, following his 1943 discharge from the U.S. Naval Reserve ("for the good of the service", according to official reports), defected to Nazi Germany in 1944. While a crewman on a repatriation ship that stopped off in Lisbon, Colepaugh defected at the German consulate.[1] Colepaugh had attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey.[2]
- ^ DAVID KAHN (14 July 2000). Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence In World War II. Perseus Books Group. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-0-306-80949-1.
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