Rudolph von Ripper

Rudolph Charles von Ripper
In 1943, wearing the red bull shoulder badge of the US 34th Infantry Division
Born	Rudolph Carl von Ripper (1905-01-29)29 January 1905 Cluj, Austria-Hungary
Died	9 July 1960(1960-07-09) (aged 55) Pollença, Mallorca, Spain
Citizenship	Austrian (until 1941) American (from 1943)
Occupation(s)	Artist, soldier, OSS agent
Spouses	Dorothea "Mopsa" Sternheim ​ ​ (m. 1929; div. 1947)​ (approx.) Evelyn Leege ​ (m. 1947)​ (approx.)
Military career
Allegiance	France (1925-7)  Spanish Republic (1936–7)  United States of America (1942-5 or -60)
Service / branch	French Foreign Legion (1925-7) Spanish Republican Air Force (1936-7) United States Army (1942-45) Office of Strategic Services (1945) (Central Intelligence Agency (1947-60, disputed))
Rank	Captain
Battles / wars	Great Syrian Revolt Spanish Civil War Second World War North African campaign Allied Invasion of Italy Battle of Monte Cassino
Awards	Silver Star & oak leaf Purple Heart & oak leaf Division citation

Rudolph Charles von Ripper (January 29, 1905 – July 9, 1960) (born Rudolph Carl von Ripper, sometimes Rudolf, or Rudolph Ripper^{[note 1]}), known as Rip or Jack the Ripper, was an Austrian-born American surrealist painter and illustrator, soldier and Office of Strategic Services agent.
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