Philip Roettinger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1915 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Died | January 7, 2002 (aged 86) San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Philip Clay Roettinger (September 22, 1915 – January 7, 2002) was a CIA Operations Officer (1954-1964) who helped plan and execute the 1954 overthrow of the Left-Wing Guatemalan government led by Jacobo Arbenz after it threatened to nationalize property owned by the United Fruit Company.[1]
Biography
The son of former Ohio Judge S. C. Roettinger, Roettinger graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and served as a U.S. Marine Corps Colonel in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the U.S. shooting team in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2] After the CIA, Roettinger settled in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to devote time to painting and raising a family.
References
- ^ "The CIA in Guatemala". Third World Traveler. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Philip Roettinger". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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