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Archimedes Patti | |
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Birth name | Archimedes Leonidas Attilio Patti |
Born | Bronx, New York City, U.S. | July 21, 1913
Died | April 23, 1998 Winter Park, Florida, U.S. | (aged 84)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Service years | 1941–1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Office of Strategic Services |
Wars | World War II |
Archimedes Leonidas Attilio Patti (July 21, 1913 – April 23, 1998) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army and an Office of Strategic Services officer who headed operations in Kunming and Hanoi in 1945 when he was a Major.[a][b][c] Patti is known for having worked closely with Hồ Chí Minh and the Việt Minh,[5] this before[d] and after[e] Ho became President of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945.[10]
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