Colonel William J. Donovan

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:CIA
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._intelligence_community
OSS
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:CIA
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:William_J._Casey
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Legion of Merit
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Donovan
gptkb:William_Donovan_Jr.
gptkb:John_Donovan
Gwendolyn_Donovan
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-02-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel William J. Donovan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Clausewitz
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Sun_Tzu
Machiavelli
gptkbp:knownFor World War II espionage
Post-war intelligence community
Founding_the_OSS
gptkbp:legacy Intelligence training programs
Espionage tactics development
Influence on modern intelligence operations
Promotion of covert operations
OSS_as_a_precursor_to_the_CIA
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname Wild Bill
gptkbp:notableFeature Head_of_the_Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
Intelligence_officer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917-1945
gptkbp:spouse Gwendolyn_Donovan