William J. Donovan

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William J. Donovan was an American soldier, lawyer, and intelligence officer best known as the founding director of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II predecessor to the CIA.

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William J. Donovan canonical 10
William Joseph Donovan 2
Major "Wild Bill" Donovan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
intelligence officer
lawyer
soldier
spymaster
almaMater Columbia Law School
Columbia University
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
awardReceived Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de Guerre (France)

Distinguished Service Cross
Army Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

Medal of Honor
Order of the Bath
Silver Star
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath cerebrovascular disease
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1883-01-01
dateOfDeath 1959-02-08
educatedAt Columbia Law School
Columbia University
familyName Donovan
fieldOfWork intelligence
military strategy
founded Office of Strategic Services
fullName William J. Donovan self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Joseph Donovan
givenName William
influenced Central Intelligence Agency
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major General
nickname William J. Donovan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wild Bill Donovan
notableFor founding director of the Office of Strategic Services
notableWork organization and leadership of the Office of Strategic Services
occupation intelligence officer
lawyer
military officer
placeOfBirth Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Office of Strategic Services
surface form: Coordinator of Information of the United States

Director of the Office of Strategic Services
United States Ambassador to Thailand
practicedLawIn New York
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Ruth Rumsey

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Strategic Services keyPerson William J. Donovan
National Security Medal awardedTo William J. Donovan
OSS notableCommander William J. Donovan
OSS director William J. Donovan
William J. Donovan fullName William J. Donovan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Joseph Donovan
William J. Donovan nickname William J. Donovan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wild Bill Donovan
Presidential Medal of Merit hasRecipient William J. Donovan
Coordinator of Information hasHead William J. Donovan
The Fighting 69th featuresCharacter William J. Donovan
this entity surface form: Major "Wild Bill" Donovan
Ruth Rumsey spouse William J. Donovan
Ruth Rumsey spouseName William J. Donovan
this entity surface form: William Joseph Donovan
1932 New York gubernatorial election loser William J. Donovan