William Colepaugh

William Colepaugh
Born(1918-03-25)March 25, 1918
DiedMarch 16, 2005(2005-03-16) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)Able seaman, secret agent
Criminal statusDeceased
SpouseDolores 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 penaltyDeath; 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).