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'''John E. Dolibois''' (1918–2014) was a Ritchie Boy (from Lux; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18. | '''[[Dolibois, John E. (01018596)|John E. Dolibois]]''' (1918–2014) was a Ritchie Boy (from Lux; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Annie Jacobsen's book, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, includes many references to interrogations of high level German scientists, medical officials, engineers, etc., by US Army personnel to establish whether they could be eligible to be brought to the United States under a secret program to assist the US Government on Cold War projects. I found two references to Ritchie Boys who conducted interrogations. 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. There might be others. | Annie Jacobsen's book, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, includes many references to interrogations of high level German scientists, medical officials, engineers, etc., by US Army personnel to establish whether they could be eligible to be brought to the United States under a secret program to assist the US Government on Cold War projects. I found two references to Ritchie Boys who conducted interrogations. One was Second Lieutenant Walter Jessel of the Forty-Fourth Division Counter Intelligence Corps, who interrogated Wernher von Braun. The second was [[Dolibois, John E. (01018596)|John Dolibois]], an officer with Army Intelligence, G-2, the Collecting and Disseminating Division. There might be others. | ||
Goering was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E. | Goering was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E. | ||
John Dolibois was a Ritchie Boy. We have made a few posts about him in the past, including when he passed away on on May 2, 2014. The following article was from "The American Israelite" dated November 16, 1995. | [[Dolibois, John E. (01018596)|John Dolibois]] was a Ritchie Boy. We have made a few posts about him in the past, including when he passed away on on May 2, 2014. The following article was from "The American Israelite" dated November 16, 1995. | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 26 August 2026
| John E. Dolibois | |
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| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Jean Ernst Dolibois |
| Born | 4 December 1918 Luxembourg |
| Died | 2 May 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nativity | Luxembourg |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Known for | Diplomat, College Administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Cavalry |
| ASN | 01018596 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5D |
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John E. Dolibois (1918–2014) was a Ritchie Boy (from Lux; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18.
Biography
Annie Jacobsen's book, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, includes many references to interrogations of high level German scientists, medical officials, engineers, etc., by US Army personnel to establish whether they could be eligible to be brought to the United States under a secret program to assist the US Government on Cold War projects. I found two references to Ritchie Boys who conducted interrogations. 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. There might be others.
Goering was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E.
John Dolibois was a Ritchie Boy. We have made a few posts about him in the past, including when he passed away on on May 2, 2014. The following article was from "The American Israelite" dated November 16, 1995.
Research notes
- OSS
- Ambassador
- https://player.fm/series/veterans-chronicles-1399437
Gallery
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Thanks to Professor Beverley Eddy, author of the soon-to-be available book, Ritchie Boy Secrets, for sharing this photo of Nazi leader Hermann Goering in the Nuremberg prison awaiting trial. -
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
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| Approx Age at Death | 96 |
| Class_ASN | 18596 |
| Class_Name | DOLIBOIS, John E. |
| match_method | asn_partial_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Wikipedia: John E. Dolibois
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN 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)