Louis O'Jibway
OSS and CIA officer killed in Laos (1918–1965)
- Died
- 20 August 1965
- Occupation
- boxer
Louis Austin "Jib" O'Jibway was an Ojibwe American football player, boxer, US Army soldier, and intelligence officer. He was one of the few Native Americans to have served in both the OSS and the CIA. He was a Golden Glove heavyweight champion, and was an early training player in the All-America Football Conference. He commanded an OSS amphibious Operational Group (OG) in the Burma campaign. Later, he trained local soldiers during the Laotian Civil War. He presumably died during that war, when his helicopter crashed into the Mekong River, and is recognized with a star on the CIA Memorial Wall and an entry in the Book of Honor. His body, however, was never found, and the date of his death is only presumed.
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