J. Frank Diggs | |
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Born | Jesse Frank Diggs November 21, 1917 |
Died | January 26, 2004 | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Education | American University (BaEc) George Washington University(MaEc) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer(s) | The Washington Post U.S. News & World Report |
Spouses | Tracy Briscoe
(m. 1942; death 1987)Elizabeth Anderson
(m. 1987; death 2001) |
Children | 2 |
Jesse Frank Diggs (November 21, 1917 – January 26, 2004)[1] was an American journalist. During World War II as a prisoner of war, he was held at Oflag 64 in Northern Poland. Before the war, he was a journalist at The Washington Post, and while a POW, he founded and edited a POW newspaper. After the war, he joined U.S. News & World Report, where he had a long career.