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@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ aliases:
- William J. Donovan
- Wild Bill Donovan
- William Joseph Donovan
- "William Donovan"
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Intelligence & Government"
@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ tags:
- 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."
summary: "General William 'Wild Bill' Donovan (1883-1959), founder and director of the OSS from 1942 to 1945, which he modeled on British Security Coordination and whose covert culture the CIA inherited."
born: 1883-01-01
died: 1959-02-08
location: "Buffalo, New York"