Sidney Dillon Ripley II (1913 - 2001)

Born 20 Sep 1913 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Moncrieffe (Livingston) Ripley — married 18 Aug 1949 in New York, United States

Died 12 Mar 2001 at age 87 in Washington D.C., United States

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Biography

S. Dillon Ripley II is Notable.

WWII spy who worked to recover Allied airmen who had been captured in Asia, ornithologist, and wildlife conservationist who served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984 during its period of greatest growth and expansion

Sidney Dillon Ripley was born in 1913. He was the son of Louis Ripley and Constance Rose. ^[1] He served as a spy in World War II. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died in 2001.^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #26596951 (accessed 11 January 2023)
   Name: Sidney Dillon Ripley [S Dillon Ripley]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 20 Sep 1913; Birth Place: New York N Y, New York [New York, New York]; Death Date: 12 Mar 2001; Father: Louis A Ripley; Mother: Constance B Rose; Notes: Feb 1951: Name listed as SIDNEY DILLON RIPLEY; 22 Jan 1997: Name listed as S DILLON RIPLEY; 15 Mar 2001: Name listed as S DILLON RIPLEY.
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   Ancestry Record 60525 #121873083 (accessed 11 January 2023)
   Unknown burial.
3. ↑ N.Y. Times Obituary

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