Nov 28, 1922: On this date, Hans Wijnberg was born. He immigrated to the US from the Netherlands. Taught chemistry at the University of Minnesota. Served as OSS radio operator with Fred Mayer in Operation Greenup in WW2. Operation Greenup was one of the most successful OSS operations, led by the real "Inglourious Basterds." He died May 25, 2011 at the age of 88.

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