William Joseph Donovan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
National Security Medal
Silver Star
gptkbp:born January 1, 1883
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Donovan
gptkb:Mary_Donovan
gptkb:William_Donovan_Jr.
gptkb:John_Donovan
Margaret_Donovan
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:died February 8, 1959
gptkbp:education gptkb:Fordham_University
gptkb:Columbia_Law_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Joseph Donovan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:CIA
Modern intelligence operations
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Intelligence_community_in_the_U.S.
Counterterrorism strategies.
Covert operations.
Espionage tactics.
Intelligence training programs.
International intelligence collaboration.
Military intelligence.
National security policy.
Use of technology in intelligence.
Human_intelligence_(HUMINT)_operations.
Signals_intelligence_(SIGINT)_operations.
gptkbp:involvedIn Espionage
Counterintelligence
Psychological warfare
Special operations
gptkbp:knownFor Founder_of_the_Office_of_Strategic_Services_(OSS)
gptkbp:legacy Pioneered modern intelligence techniques.
Promoted the use of covert operations.
Recognized for his leadership in intelligence.
Influenced_U.S._intelligence_policy.
OSS_is_considered_a_precursor_to_the_CIA.
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wild_Bill_Donovan
gptkbp:notableWork OSS_Training_Manual
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:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Donovan