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Albert Keith Trout, Jr. (June 6, 1909 – February 11, 1980) worked as an agent for the Office of Strategic Services and for the International Rescue Committee in Miami, Florida during the 1960s.

Early life
Albert Keith Trout, Jr., was born on June 6, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Albert Keith and Mary Carl Trout. He attended Bradley Beach Grade School in Bradley Beach, New Jersey and graduated in 1921. He then attended Lawrenceville School, a college preparatory school, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey from 1926 to his graduation in 1928. While there, his study emphasis was on languages. There is some conflict with his secondary education; on his application for employment with the OSS, Trout stated that he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Romance languages from the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. However, a correspondence with the University of Pennsylvania stated that no degrees at all were earned.

From his OSS biographical sketch, Trout was employed from December 17, 1941 to the date of the sketch was made (unknown), at the Trojan Powder Company, Plum Brook Ordnance Works, Sandusky, Ohio. From June to December 1941 he worked at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Pittsburgh and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. From June 1940 to June 1941 he worked at the Sun Oil Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From January 1938 to June 1940, he worked for the Douglas Shoe Company in Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. From August 1935 to July 1937, he worked at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon (then a part of Syria) as an athletic coach and French and Spanish teacher.

Trout travelled widely, although it is not known if his pre-OSS employment is directly connected. The following list is drawn directly from his personnel file's biographical sketch, and are listed as "residences." Destinations include:

Beirut, Syria (now Lebanon), from 1935 to May 1937, for "business." Buenos Aires, Argentina, from August 1932 to June 1935, for "business." Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 1932 to June 1935 for "business and pleasure." Santos (named as being part of Brazil), from August 1932 to June 1935, for "business and pleasure." Sao Paolo, Brazil from August 1932 to June 1935 for "business and pleasure." Havana, Cuba, from May to June 1937, for "business and pleasure." Cartagena, from June 1937 to June 1938, for "pleasure." Panama City, June 1937 to June 1938, for "pleasure." Germany, France, England and Ireland, from June to July 1921, for "pleasure." Mediterranean Cities (nothing more specific), from August 1935 to May 1937, for "pleasure."

Work for the OSS
Albert Keith Trout, Jr.'s name was referred to the OSS from the Civil Service Commission in 1943. In September of 1943, he was assigned to the OSS's X-2 Branch and was to serve in Lisbon, Portugal, under the State Department cover of economic attaché to the American legation already en route. The OSS saw fit to assign him a weapon, fifty rounds of ammunition and an Eastman Bantam camera. The general purpose of his OSS work was to “collect and analyze such strategic information as may be required by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and plan and operate such special services as may be directed by them.” The X-2 Branch's purpose was for counter-espionage.

Work after the OSS
Sometime before 1961, Albert Keith Trout Jr. had become the Miami office director for the International Rescue Committee. In 1971, Trout was named president of the non-profit corporation Spanish-American Basic Education and Rehabilitation, Inc. (SABER).

Marriage and children
Albert Keith Trout, Jr. married Estelle Trout (nee Rogers) in November of 1937 in Elkton, Maryland. They had two children, Bonnie K. Trout, born c. 1941 and Sandra D. Trout, born c. 1939. Trout later married another woman named Martha W. Trout (surname unknown), although when he married her or what became of his first wife is unknown.

Death and afterward
Albert Keith Trout, Jr. died on February 11, 1980 in Miami, Florida. On his death certificate, his occupation is listed as "instructor" at a private college, presumably SABER.