Eugene K. Bird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eugene K. Bird

American prison warden

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Fox Lake, Montana, United States

Date of Death: 28-Oct-2005

Profession: prison warden

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eugene K. Bird

  • Lieutenant Colonel Eugene K.
  • Bird (11 March 1926 – 28 October 2005) was US Commandant of the Spandau Allied Prison from 1964 to 1972 where, together with six others, Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess was incarcerated. In March 1971, Bird’s superiors at the US Mission in Berlin became aware of Bird's cooperation with Hess in the writing of a book about Hess.
  • He was put under house arrest and eventually made to resign his position as Commandant of Spandau Prison.
  • This episode, in effect, also ended his military career.

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