Colonel William J. Donovan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_William_J._Donovan
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:David_Rumsey_Donovan
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-02-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel William J. Donovan
gptkbp:influenced formation of the CIA
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
Major General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wild_Bill_Donovan
gptkbp:notableFor founder of the Office of Strategic Services
head of the OSS during World War II
considered the 'Father of American Intelligence'
gptkbp:notableWork OSS operations in World War II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:soldier
intelligence officer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor none (founder of OSS)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature William J Donovan signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Rumsey
gptkbp:successor Allen Dulles (as head of CIA)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alamo_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6