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Snyder, Claire Maybelle "High Pockets"

Date of birth:
December 2nd, 1907 (Michigan, United States)
Date of death:
May 22nd, 1960 (Portland/Oregon, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Claire Snyder (born Philips) was an American spy during World War II. She was portrayed by Ann Dvorak in the 1951 movie I Was an American Spy. She was also the author of Manila Espionage.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1951

Upon the recommendation of General Douglas MacArthur. She was the only Oregon woman to ever receive the Medal of Freedom.
Medal of Freedom

Sources

  • - Eisner, P. (2017). MacArthur's Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster who Defied the Japanese in World War II