Philip Roettinger
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BornSeptember 22, 1915
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
DiedJanuary 7, 2002 (aged 86)
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
SportSports shooting
| 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 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.
