Ilya Wolston

Ilya Wolston

Ilya Wolston was an American citizen who enlisted the U.S. Army in World War IIdue to his pride in having become an American citizen. He was never an officer and acted as an interpreter in both Alaska and Berlin due to his knowledge of several languages, including Russian. While there are/were sources that libeled Wolston, claiming he was a Soviet spy, these allegations were never proven, nor were any such charges filed. In fact, Wolston sued Readers Digest for libel in the 1970s and his case went through to the US Supreme Court [Wolston vs. Readers Digest] , where he won. He never received any monetary compensation for the libel suit as he died before the actual case could be completed.


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