Wild Bill Donovan

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Buffalo
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:William_J._Casey
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-01-05
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Donovan
gptkb:William_Donovan_Jr.
gptkb:John_Donovan
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-02-08
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wild Bill Donovan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:CIA
gptkb:U.S._intelligence_community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:knownFor espionage
covert operations
counterintelligence
World_War_II_service
World_War_I_service
founding_the_OSS
gptkbp:legacy advocate for intelligence reform
influence on modern intelligence practices
pioneer in psychological warfare
promoter of unconventional warfare
reputation as a spymaster
OSS_is_a_precursor_to_the_CIA
involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_CIA
involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_National_Security_Agency
involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_Office_of_Strategic_Services
involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_National_Security_Council
involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_Defense_Intelligence_Agency
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableWork OSS
World_War_II_intelligence_operations
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
military officer
intelligence officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917-1919
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Donovan