Lona Cohen
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 32 years ago |
Date of birth | January 11,1913 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Adams |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 23,1992 |
Died | Moscow |
Russia | |
Spouse | Morris Cohen |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Job | Businessperson |
Spy | |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Order of Friendship of Peoples | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Kuntsevo Cemetery, Moscow, Russia |
Codenam | Helen Kroger |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 592950 |
Lona Cohen Life story
Lona Cohen, born Leontine Theresa Petka, also known as Helen Kroger, was an American who spied for the Soviet Union. She is known for her role in smuggling atomic bomb diagrams out of Los Alamos. She was a communist activist before marrying Morris Cohen. The couple became spies because of their communist beliefs.