William J. Donovan

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human intelligence officer lawyer soldier spymaster

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.

Aliases (2)

Wild Bill Donovan ×1
William Joseph Donovan ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → intelligence officer → lawyer → soldier → spymaster →
almaMater	Columbia Law School → Columbia University →
appointedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre (France) → Distinguished Service Cross → 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 Joseph Donovan →
givenName	William →
influenced	Central Intelligence Agency →
memberOf	Republican Party (United States) →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	Major General →
nickname	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, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Security Medal →	awardedTo
OSS →	director
William J. Donovan ("William Joseph Donovan") →	fullName
Office of Strategic Services →	headOfGovernmentBody
Office of Strategic Services →	keyPerson
William J. Donovan ("Wild Bill Donovan") →	nickname
OSS →	notableCommander