William J. Donovan

U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS (1883-1959)

Wikipedia-confirmed identity. Matched to Wikidata Q541981 ↗ with a Wikipedia article ↗. Checked 2026-10-02.

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U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS (1883-1959)

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William J. Donovan→Office of Strategic Services
Chairperson of
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- Wikidata: Office of Strategic Services ↗Wikidata · P488 · Statement Q658626$1AA35CFE-5E05-4035-BA69-E5188408B1331 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: Office of Strategic Services ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→American Legion
Member of
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- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P463 · Statement Q541981$618dcc7a-4f05-2b6f-b074-c3a303f06ed11 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→Federal Government of the United States
Works or worked for
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- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P108 · Statement Q541981$18FF8DD8-629D-4A23-98F2-02E1FE19F8BENo external reference recorded in this Wikidata statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→Niagara University
Educated at
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- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P69 · Statement Q541981$AA90EF8C-378B-4924-AF98-D8A0DE6E7ED01 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
Educated at
educated atDates not recordedWikidata statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P69 · Statement Q541981$28E29AC1-ED40-49F3-A08C-892D7F50D05A1 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→Central Intelligence Agency
Founded
foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
- Wikidata: Central Intelligence Agency ↗Wikidata · P112 · Statement Q37230$6C0FAAFD-0761-4EAC-96A4-12371808386BNo external reference recorded in this Wikidata statement
- Wikidata: Central Intelligence Agency ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→Office of Strategic Services
Works or worked for
employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P108 · Statement Q541981$326b4541-49d4-4e14-a310-b276e978867b1 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→Columbia Law School
Educated at
educated atDates not recordedWikidata statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata · P69 · Statement Q541981$1DC0E8FA-D32F-4C8A-B80A-33DEB2457EF2No external reference recorded in this Wikidata statement
- Wikidata: William J. Donovan ↗Wikidata
William J. Donovan→American Legion
Founded
foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
- Wikidata: American Legion ↗Wikidata · P112 · Statement Q468865$5e2126a3-47a4-f27f-6092-21ebb19302f01 reference record retained in the source statement
- Wikidata: American Legion ↗Wikidata

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