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During the late 1930s, Bingham was named vice consul in Marseilles, [[France]], where he was in charge of issuing visas. In 1940 and 1941, against the official policies of the United States, he issued visas and false passports to [[Jews]] and other refugees, assisting in their escape and sometimes sheltering them in his own home. He also worked with American journalist/hero Varian Fry to save refugees, and is credited with saving more than 2,000 people from the [[Nazis]]. He is also credited with saving such famous figures as artist Marc Chagall, Nobel-winning biochemist Otto Meyerhoff, and historian Hannah Arendt, before being transferred to [[Portugal]] and then to [[Argentina]].

During the late 1930s, Bingham was named vice consul in Marseilles, [[France]], where he was in charge of issuing visas. In 1940 and 1941, against the official policies of the United States, he issued visas and false passports to [[Jews]] and other refugees, assisting in their escape and sometimes sheltering them in his own home. He also worked with American journalist/hero Varian Fry to save refugees, and is credited with saving more than 2,000 people from the [[Nazis]]. He is also credited with saving such famous figures as artist Marc Chagall, Nobel-winning biochemist Otto Meyerhoff, and historian Hannah Arendt, before being transferred to [[Portugal]] and then to [[Argentina]].

In 1941, his unhappy superiors transfered him to Argentina, where he again disobeyed government officials by monitoring and reporting on Nazi war criminals.

In 1941, his unhappy superiors transferred him to Argentina, where he again disobeyed government officials by monitoring and reporting on Nazi war criminals.

   

   

He was ultimately removed from diplomatic service, and he died a destitute man in 1988.  

He was ultimately removed from diplomatic service, and he died a destitute man in 1988.