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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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. John Dolibois was a Ritchie Boy. 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. One was Second Lieutenant Walter Jessel of the Forty-Fourth Division Counter Intelligence Corps, who interrogated Wernher von Braun. The following article was from "The American Israelite" dated November 16, 1995.
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). 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.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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John E. Dolibois
Personal details
Birth nameJean Ernst Dolibois
Born4 December 1918
Luxembourg
Died2 May 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
NativityLuxembourg
ReligionCatholic
Known forDiplomat, College Administrator
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCavalry
ASN01018596
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5D
Interview Watch John E. Dolibois on Public Library of Cincinnati.
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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

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). 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.

Research notes

Gallery

  • Nazi leader Hermann Göring in the Nuremberg prison awaiting trial. Göring was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E. Dolibois
    Nazi leader Hermann Göring in the Nuremberg prison awaiting trial. Göring was interrogated by Ritchie Boy John E. Dolibois

Technical record

Field Imported value
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)
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