William J. Donovan - Wikipedia
WEBWilliam Joseph "Wild Bill" [1] Donovan KBE (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat. He is best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during World ...
The Legend of Wild Bill: How Donovan Got His Nickname
WEBLet’s regale for a moment in some of the lesser-known stories of William Donovan, a few of which predate his well-deserved nickname, but which paint a more complete picture of this larger-than-life figure in American history. William “Wild Bill” Donovan during World War I.
“Wild Bill” Donovan: SOF Pioneer - SOCOM
WEB“Wild Bill” Donovan: SOF Pioneer William J. Donovan is the only American to have received the nation’s four highest awards: the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the National Security Medal.
William J. Donovan | CIA Director, World War II, OSS
WEBWilliam J. Donovan was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who directed (1942–45) the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Donovan began the practice of law in Buffalo in 1907. In 1916 he served in the New York National Guard on the Mexican border and in World War I he.
"Wild Bill" Donovan and the Origins of the OSS - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe key contact was an old friend of Donovan’s, William Stephenson, a Canadian air ace in World War I, who had become a wealthy steel magnate, and was in 1940 appointed the New York station chief for the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also known as MI6).
Who was William "Wild Bill" Donovan? Pt 2 - YouTube
WEBIn 1941, President Roosevelt appointed William Joseph Donovan as the Coordinator of Information (COI), a position that marked the beginning of his influentia...
William “Wild Bill” Donovan: America’s Spymaster in WWII
WEBWilliam Donovan’s two trips to Europe between the summer of 1940 and the spring of 1941 helped create the alliance that won World War II and set up a permanent U.S. espionage agency that, for better or worse, has become part of the nation’s history.
Remembering The Last Hero | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
WEBApr 21, 2011 · In a review of Douglas Waller’s “Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the O.S.S. and Modern American Espionage” that appeared in The New Yorker, Harvard Professor Louis Menand...
Wild Bill Donovan - Great Lives
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · William Joseph Donovan’s life was packed with personal drama. The son of a poor Irish Catholic family, he married into Protestant wealth and fought heroically in World War I, where he earned the nickname “Wild Bill” for his intense leadership and the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
William Joseph "wild bill" Donovan | World War I | U.S. Army
WEBDied: February 8, 1959, Washington, DC, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (2-4874), Arlington, VA, United States. U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph "wild bill" Donovan was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War I.