Helias Doundoulakis
Helias "Louis" Doundoulakis | |
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Doundoulakis in 2012 | |
| Born | Helias James Doundoulakis 12 July 1923 Canton, Ohio, US |
| Died | 29 February 2016 (aged 92) Freeport, N.Y. |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, author, and soldier |
| Genre | Memoirs |
| Notable works | I was Trained to be a Spy — Books I and II, My Unique Lifetime Association with Patrick Leigh Fermor, Trained to be an OSS Spy, The Arecibo Antenna |
| Notable awards | Distinguished Service Award by the OSS Society, 2015 |
| Spouse | Rita "Arete" Gianoplus |
Helias Doundoulakis (July 12, 1923 – February 29, 2016) was a Greek American civil engineer who patented the suspension system for the at-the-time largest radio telescope in the world (the Arecibo telescope). During WWII he served in the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as a spy.