Dale Maple

Male, Deceased Person

1920 – 2001

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Who was Dale Maple?

Dale H. Maple was a private in the United States Army in World War II who helped two German prisoners of war escape in 1943. They were recaptured, and Maple was sentenced to death by hanging. He was the first American soldier ever convicted of a crime equivalent to treason. However, his sentence was first commuted to life imprisonment and later to ten years.

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Born
1920
United States of America
Education
  • Harvard University
Died
2001

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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