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'''[[Dolibois, John E. (01018596)|John Ernest Dolibois]]''' (4 December 1918 – 2 May 2014), born Jean Ernst Dolibois, was a Luxembourg-born Ritchie Boy (Class 18) who interrogated Nazi leaders for Nuremberg and later served as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Jean Ernst Dolibois was born on 4 December 1918 in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg. He emigrated to the United States with his father in 1931, settling in Akron, Ohio, where he graduated from North High School and earned a psychology degree at Miami University (Beta Theta Pi).
 
In the Army (1942–1946) he trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 18), taught German order of battle and Nazi Party hierarchy, and worked for SHAEF. At war’s end he helped interrogate high-ranking German prisoners—including Hermann Göring—at the “Ashcan” facility in Mondorf, Luxembourg, in preparation for the Nuremberg trials.
 
Dolibois later became a Miami University administrator, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg (1981–1985), and author of ''Pattern of Circles''. He died on 2 May 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* OSS
* OSS
* Ambassador
* Ambassador
* https://player.fm/series/veterans-chronicles-1399437


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4252601021428453.jpg|Nazi leader Hermann Göring in the Nuremberg prison awaiting trial. Göring was interrogated by Ritchie Boy [[Dolibois, John E. (01018596)|John E. Dolibois]]
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* 4 December 1918 — Born Jean Ernst Dolibois in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg.
* 1931 — Emigrated to Akron, Ohio.
* 1942–1946 — U.S. Army; Camp Ritchie Class 18; SHAEF / Ashcan interrogations for Nuremberg.
* 1981–1985 — United States Ambassador to Luxembourg.
* 1989 — Autobiography Pattern of Circles published.
* 2 May 2014 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index] (lists John E. Dolibois — Library Archive holding; not an Oral History Department recording with public online player)
* The American Israelite, 16 November 1995 (RB Archive clippings)
* [https://www.miamioh.edu/global-initiatives/education-abroad/mudec/about/history/john-dolibois/index.html Miami University — John Dolibois / MUDEC history]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Dolibois Wikipedia — John E. Dolibois]
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-08-02 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-06-03 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-15 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of John E. Dolibois for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Dolibois, John E. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN  E. DOLIBOIS.doc)
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