Donihi, Robert, January 30, 1980

Item — Box: 3 of 6

Transcript of interview with Robert Donihi, January 30, 1980

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Dates

Creation: January 30, 1980

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Robert Mills Donihi (May 18, 1915 - July 28, 2006) was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He practiced law in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1945, at the invitation of Attorney General Clark, he went to Washington, DC, where he was hired by the Justice and War Departments to serve as an assistant U.S. civilian prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE). In December 1946, after completing his work at the IMTFE, he became a Chief Trial Attorney prosecuting and defending cases before the U.S. War Crimes Tribunals at the Dachau Concentration Camp.