Josiah E. DuBois, Jr
1912–1983 (age 71)
attorney/government official
Biography
Josiah E. DuBois, Jr. was a principled attorney whose work in the Treasury Department during World War II helped expose bureaucratic roadblocks and played an indispensable role in the creation of the War Refugee Board, saving the lives of thousands.
His tireless commitment to integrity and fair government shaped postwar public ethics, and his final resting place at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery honors a life lived with courage and conscience.