Wild Bill Donovan

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-01-01
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Donovan
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-02-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkb:Niagara_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wild Bill Donovan
gptkbp:influenced formation of the CIA
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:American_intelligence_community
gptkbp:legalCareer gptkb:Assistant_U.S._Attorney_General
gptkb:U.S._Attorney_for_the_Western_District_of_New_York
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Phi_Kappa_Psi
gptkb:Knights_of_Columbus
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Wild Bill
gptkbp:notableFor founder of the Office of Strategic Services
head of the OSS during World War II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:soldier
intelligence officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Anna_Letitia_Donovan
gptkb:Timothy_Donovan
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Wild Bill Donovan signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Rumsey_Donovan
gptkbp:successor CIA (as successor to OSS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
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