Joseph Freiherr von Franckenstein

Joseph von Franckenstein
Joseph von Franckenstein
Birth name	Joseph Maria Casimir Konrad Michael Benedictus Maurus Placidus Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein
Born	30 September 1910; Traunegg Castle, Austrian Empire
Died	7 October 1963 (aged 53); San Francisco, United States
Allegiance	Republic of Austria; United States;
Branch	United States Army; Special operations force; Office of Strategic Services;
Years	1941–1945
Rank	First lieutenant
Battles	World War II; Aleutian Islands campaign; Western Front (World War II); Austrian resistance;
Spouse	Kay Boyle; (m. 1943)

Joseph Maria Casimir Konrad Michael Benedictus Maurus Placidus, Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (30 September 1910 - 7 October 1963) was an Austro-German philologist, dissident and later US Army Lieutenant attached to the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and to the Austrian 'O5' resistance movement against the Nazi Regime.