William Weisband
William Wolf Weisband (* August 28 jul. / 10. September 1908 greg. In Odessa ; † 14. May 1967 in Washington, DC ) was an American spy.
Weisband was born in the Russian Empire as the son of Russian Jews . His family emigrated to the USA in the 1920s, and he was naturalized there in 1938. In 1942 he joined the United States Army telecommunications reconnaissance as a language specialist .
In 1950 his espionage activities for the Soviet Union were discovered. Weisband had betrayed the VENONA project , among other things . He escaped conviction because the telecommunications intelligence activities were not to be disclosed in legal proceedings. However, he spent a year in prison for failing to comply with a subpoena.
literature
- Richard CS Trahair: Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage, spies, and secret operations. Greenwood, Westport 2004, pp. 330-331.
Web links
- William Weisband in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Interview with his son
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weisband, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weisband, William Wolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American spy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1967 |
| Place of death | near Washington, DC |