William Roll (diplomat)
William George Roll (July 4, 1892 – 1967) was a U.S. diplomat who was instrumental in organizing NATO for Northern Europe. Roll was the U.S. Vice Consul in Copenhagen in 1921 and in Bremen from 1926 to 1929.
Early life
William George Roll was born on July 4, 1892, in
Career
When the U.S. entered World War I, Roll enlisted in the Army, and was sent to Denmark to engage in covert activities in Germany, heading a team of six agents.
Following the war, the
With the entrance of the U.S. into the European theater of World War II, Roll returned to the Army and served on
At the end of the war, the State Department kept Roll in
He was also Chief of the Marshall Plan in the Scandinavian countries and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Education Foundation. During Roll's sojourn in Denmark, the King conferred knighthood on him, making him a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, an honor rarely bestowed on a non-Dane.
Colonel Roll died in 1967.
Family
Roll was married to Gudrun Agerholm Roll. Their son, William George Roll II, born July 3, 1926, in Bremen, Germany was president of the Parapsychological Association. [1][2]
References
- ^ "Collection: William G. Roll papers | University of West Georgia Special Collections". uwg.galileo.usg.edu. Biographical Note. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "The Foreign Service Journal, September 1926" (PDF). p. 21.