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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
John Ernest Dolibois (né Jean Ernst Dolibois; 4 December 1918 2 May 2014) was a Luxembourg-born Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served as a second lieutenant in Army intelligence (G-2). From 1938 to 1942, he graduated Miami University of Ohio (BS Psychology). Worked as Industrial Engineer. He served as interrogator at Nuremberg Trials and administered IQ and. At the Nuremberg trials he interrogated Nazi leader Hermann Göring. He emigrated to the United States with his father in 1931, settling in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from North High School in Akron and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Miami University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. After the war he became a university administrator and diplomat. President Ronald Reagan appointed him United States Ambassador to Luxembourg in 1981; he served until 1985. He was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown by Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1987. His autobiography, ''Pattern of Circles: An Ambassador's Story'', was published by Kent State University Press in 1989.
John Ernest Dolibois (né Jean Ernst Dolibois; December 4, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American diplomat and university administrator who served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985. From 1938 to 1942, he graduated Miami University of Ohio (BS Psychology). In 1989, his autobiography, Pattern of Circles: An Ambassador's Story, was published by the Kent State University Press. He worked as Industrial Engineer. He served as interrogator at Nuremberg Trials and administered IQ and. He graduated from North High School in Akron and then attended Miami University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He emigrated to the United States with his father in 1931, settling in Akron, Ohio. Dolibois served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, during World War II. He was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown by Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1987. The following article was from "The American Israelite" dated November 16, 1995. Dolibois was a native of Bonnevoie, Luxembourg. He was a member of the so-called Ritchie Boys, a special military intelligence unit composed mainly of German, Austrian, and Czech refugees and immigrants to the United States. He taught German order of battle and Nazi Party hierarchy to army officers preparing for war and worked for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in France. Dolibois was a frequent speaker to students and other audiences about his experiences during the Nuremberg trials. One was Second Lieutenant Walter Jessel of the Forty-Fourth Division Counter Intelligence Corps, who interrogated Wernher von Braun. The second was John Dolibois, an officer with Army Intelligence, G-2, the Collecting and Disseminating Division. Goering was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E. Dolibois died on May 2, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 95. We have made a few posts about him in the past, including when he passed away on on May 2, 2014.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==