John Harlan Amen | |
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 John Amen was an Army Intelligence officer; prosecutor and head of the Interrogation Division, Nuremberg trials. | |
| Born | (1898-09-15)September 15, 1898 |
| Died | March 10, 1960(1960-03-10) (aged 61) |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (2) Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) |
| Spouse | Marion Cleveland Dell |
| Relations | Grover Cleveland (father-in-law) |
| Other work | Lawyer |
John Harlan Amen (September 15, 1898 – March 10, 1960) was a lawyer andUnited States Army Intelligence officer, who served asNuremberg Prison Chief Interrogator during theNuremberg War Crimes Trials.
John Harlan Amen was born on September 15, 1898, toHarlan Page Amen and Mary Rawson inExeter, New Hampshire. He graduated fromPhillips Exeter Academy in 1915, where his father had previously been appointed as a principal, and fromPrinceton University in 1919. He attendedHarvard Law School from 1919 to 1923.[1]
He was admitted to the New York bar in 1923. He served as an associate withShearman & Sterling in New York from 1923 to 1928.[1]
From 1928 to 1938, he was a partner in the firm of Duryee, Zunino, & Amen.[1] In 1938, he was a partner in the firm Parker & Duryee.[1]
He served as a special assistant to theUnited States Attorney General on cases involving anti-trust laws from 1928 to 1938.[1]
On October 26, 1938, he was appointed as the special prosecutor to supersede the district attorney of Kings County in connection with investigation of official corruption in Brooklyn.[1]
Amen served on the prosecution for theMurder Inc. killers.[2] His investigation eventually led to the dismissal of nearly a dozen police officers for accepting fraudulent bonds.[3]
He served as a2nd lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve Flying Corps.[1]
By 1942, he was alieutenant colonel with the United States Army.[1] He was promoted tocolonel in 1944.[1]
During theNuremberg trials, he served as the Associate trial counsel, chief interrogations division office for the United States Chief of Counsel in war criminal trials at Nuremberg from 1945 to 1946.[1][2]
He married Marion Cleveland Dell, the daughter of formerPresidentGrover Cleveland, on July 25, 1926. John and Marion Amen had one son, Grover Cleveland.[1]
He received theLegion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, theOrder of St. Olav with rank of Commander from Norway, and theOrder of the White Lion fromCzechoslovakia.[1]
Amen died on March 10, 1960.[1]
John Amen has been portrayed by the following actors in film, television and theater productions:
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