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title: William J. Donovan
aliases:
- William J. Donovan
- Wild Bill Donovan
- William Joseph Donovan
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Intelligence & Government"
tags:
- Person
- OSS
- CIA
- World_War_II
- British_Security_Coordination
- WorldWarII
- BritishSecurityCoordination
- Intelligence
summary: "General William 'Wild Bill' Donovan (1883-1959) was the founder and director of the OSS (1942-1945), building it on British Security Coordination templates and establishing the covert operations culture the CIA inherited after Truman dissolved the OSS."
born: 1883-01-01