William Colepaugh
Sailor, Deceased Person
1918 – 2005
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Who was William Colepaugh?
William Curtis Colepaugh was an American who, following his 1943 discharge from the US Naval Reserve, defected to Nazi Germany in 1944. While a crewman on a United States Merchant Marine ship that stopped off in Lisbon, Colepaugh defected at the German consulate. Colepaugh had attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1918
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Admiral Farragut Academy
- Died
- Mar 16, 2005
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on July 23, 2013
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