Frederick Mayer (spy), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Mayer (spy)

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2016

Profession: intelligence agent, spy

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Frederick "Fred" Mayer (28 October 1921, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden, Germany – 15 April 2016, in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia) was a German-born Jew who became an American spy as an OSS agent for the United States during World War II.
He negotiated the surrender of the German Army in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1945 after he was captured in "Operation Greenup".