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 who helped plan and execute the 1954 overthrow of the Left-Wing Guatemalan government led by Jacobo Arbenz[1]
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
- ^ Roettinger, Philip (March 16, 1986). "For a CIA man, it's 1954 again" (PDF). Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Philip Roettinger". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2015.