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Donovan and OSS
) Stalking the History of the Office of Strategic Services: An OSS Bibliography ( Boston: OSS / Donovan Press, 2000 )
In May 1944, General Donovan, the head of the OSS, divided the unit into groups.
* On Oct. 2, 2010, Perot was given the William J. Donovan Award from the OSS Society at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D. C.
On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt through a proposal from OSS Director Colonel William J. Donovan and the former Commander of the United States Marine Detachment Major Evans F Carlson, directed the formation of what became the Marine Raiders.
In passing, Helms notes the similarity between Bill Casey and General William J. Donovan, the first and only leader of the OSS ( June 1942-September 1945 ).
William Joseph Donovan, head of the OSS, wrote to Dietrich, " I am personally deeply grateful for your generosity in making these recordings for us.
In 1953, Törni was granted a residence permit through an Act of Congress that was shepherded by the law firm of " Wild Bill " Donovan, the former head of the OSS, America's wartime covert military organization.
Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ).
In 1942, the COI became the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) and Donovan was returned to active duty in his World War I rank of colonel ( by war's end, he would be promoted to major general ).
Under his leadership the OSS would eventually conduct successful espionage and sabotage operations in Europe and parts of Asia, but continued to be kept out of South America as a result of Hoover's hostility to Donovan.
As World War II began to wind to a close in early 1945, Donovan began to focus on preserving the OSS beyond the end of the war.
Although he argued forcefully for the OSS's retention, he found himself opposed by numerous opponents, including President Harry S. Truman, who personally disliked Donovan, as well as J. Edgar Hoover, who viewed the OSS as competition for his goal to expand the FBI's investigative operations internationally.
' After Truman disbanded the OSS in September 1945, Donovan returned to civilian life.
Having led the OSS during World War II, Donovan ’ s opinion was especially influential as to what kind of intelligence organization was needed as a bi-polar post-war world began to take shape.
Stansfield Turner dubbed it the ' Resurrection of Wild Bill ', referring to Bill Donovan, the brilliant and eccentric head of OSS in WWII whom Casey greatly admired.
On December 11, OSS operative William Donovan sent Roosevelt a telegraph message from Bern, warning him of the consequences that the knowledge of the Morgenthau plan had had on German resistance ; by showing them that the enemy planned the enslavement of Germany it had welded together ordinary Germans and the regime ; the Germans continue to fight because they are convinced that defeat will bring nothing but oppression and exploitation.
In 2004, Ralph Bunche was posthumously honored with the William J. Donovan Award from The OSS Society.
The other colonels were Henry Skillman Breckinridge, a Wall Street lawyer ; William Joseph Donovan ( a. k. a. " Wild Bill " Donovan, a hero of the First World War who would later head the OSS ).
Hitler was expected to flee from Berlin and retire to the Alpine Redoubt before the Soviets could enter the capital city, so General William Joseph Donovan, head of the OSS, issued this order: " Tell Bank to get Hitler.
In 1941 Applegate was developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army when he was recruited by Wild Bill Donovan for the OSS, specifically to build and run what was called " The School for Spies and Assassins ", the location of which is now Camp David.
For his achievements in training OSS personnel, Fairbairn eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by the end of the war, and received the U. S. Legion of Merit ( Officer grade ) at the specific request of " Wild Bill " Donovan, founder of the U. S. O. S. S.
OSS Director William Joseph " Wild Bill " Donovan demonstrated the pistol for President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House.

Donovan and Boston
Donovan is to pretend to be the father of Doc's three hapa children ( Leilani, Sarah and Luke ), until Doc comes back and can explain things to the prim, proper Boston lady.
Amy Donovan Palmer, Boston Public Health Commission.
On July 2, 2006, Donovan was then signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent to a two-year deal, with the intention of bringing more speed and energy to the Bruins.
In Fall 1999, Razorfish acquired International Integration Inc ( I-Cube ), a Boston based company founded by John J. Donovan.
He is the son of Bill Donovan, Sr., one of the three leading scorers in the history of the Boston College Eagles men's basketball program.
Donovan and Jay-Yong Lee established a scholarship at Boston University in Donovan father's name.
In 1943, William J. Donovan, chief of the US Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ), asked Dr. Walter C. Langer, a psychoanalyst based in Boston, to develop a " profile " of Adolf Hitler.
Donovan joined the Boston Red Sox as a scout in, and managed the team in and.

Donovan and Little
Over the years many celebrities and performers made guest appearances on the show including John Farnham, Graham Kennedy, Nicole Kidman, Dame Edna Everage, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Phyllis Diller, Debbie Reynolds, Kylie Minogue, Johnny O ' Keefe, Peter Allen, Lovelace Watkins, Normie Rowe, Russell Morris, Billy Thorpe, Demis Roussos, Jason Donovan, John Paul Young, Kamahl, Renee Geyer, Denise Drysdale, John Williamson, Ian ' Molly ' Meldrum and Denis Walter, and bands including Sherbet, The Mixtures, The Four Kinsmen, Little River Band, The Reels and even The Wombles!
In 1948, with his studio deeply in debt, Roach re-established his studio for television production, with Hal Roach, Jr., producing shows such as The Stu Erwin Show, Steve Donovan, Western Marshal, Racket Squad, The Public Defender, The Gale Storm Show, and My Little Margie, and independent producers leasing the facilities for such programs as Amos ' n ' Andy, The Life of Riley, and The Abbott and Costello Show.
* Martin Donovan — crossing guard Kenneth G. Keegan who passes messages between Big Pete and Ellen in " Apocalypse Pete "; also Smith (" Smitty "), a security guard whom Little Pete and Petunia distract in " Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas.
Westlife, Busted, Mcfly, Olly Murs, The Wanted, Kelly Rowland, Peter Andre, JLS, 5ive, Scouting for Girls, The Saturdays, Jason Donovan, Craig David, Damage, Pixie Lott, Girls Aloud, The Baseballs, Chicane, Ross Copperman, Alesha Dixon, Cher Lloyd, Jay Sean, Shayne Ward, Alexandra Burke, Alyssa Reid, Conor Maynard, Cover Drive, DJ Fresh, Labrinth, Little Mix, Marcus Collins, One Direction, Professor Green, Stooshe, Tulisa Contostavlos, Wretch 32.
Early in the first quarter, Donovan McNabb fumbled while being sacked by defensive end Leonard Little, and Brian Young recovered for the Rams at the Philadelphia 20-yard line.
#" The Little White Road " ( words by Thora Stowell, music by Donovan ) – 2: 05
#" Little Ben " ( Donovan ) – 1: 44
In light of these releases, Rhino Records subsidiary Music for Little People contacted Donovan to release another children's album.
Past performances have featured ARIA award winner Dan Sultan, Australian Idol stars Casey Donovan and Jessica Mauboy, multiple Golden Guitar winner Troy Cassar-Daley, pop sensation Christine Anu and Aboriginal music legend Jimmy Little.

Donovan and Brown
To honor the 40th anniversary of the 1958 NFL Championship, also known as " The Greatest Game Ever Played ", the following participants of that game appeared during the coin toss ceremony: Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan, Gino Marchetti, Frank Gifford, Roosevelt Brown, Don Maynard, Sam Huff, and Tom Landry, the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.
These include the graves of Daniel O ' Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Maude Gonne, Kevin Barry, Roger Casement, Constance Markievicz, Pádraig Ó Domhnaill, Seán MacBride, Jeremiah O ' Donovan Rossa, Frank Duff, Brendan Behan, Christy Brown, and Luke Kelly of the Dubliners.
* Freddy Picker, former Florida Governor -( Jerry Brown ) / ( Reubin O ' Donovan Askew ) / ( Harold Hughes ) / ( Ross Perot )
Donovan reveals Phelps ' plan to Brown who then relays the same news to the players, telling them that if the team plays too well for Phelps to void the lease, she will bring in worse players in the offseason who will.
Producer Richard Stannard, at the studio for a meeting with pop star Jason Donovan, attended in the showcase after hearing Brown, as she went charging across the corridor.
Rove's final show for 2007 featured then Leader of the Opposition Kevin Rudd, as well as Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, comedian Jerry Seinfeld and actor Jason Donovan.
Producer Richard Stannard was originally at the studio to meet pop star Jason Donovan, but he ended up in the showcase after hearing Melanie Brown, as she went charging across the corridor.
The next English translation is by Jeremy Donovan, a professor at Maynooth, published by Richard Coyne, Capel Street, Dublin, and by Keating & Brown, London, and printed for the translator by W. Folds & Son, Great Shand Street, 1829.
* Cynthia Brown, Vicky Bullett, Cynthia Cooper, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Kamie Ethridge, Jennifer Gillom, Bridgette Gordon, Andrea Lloyd, Katrina McClain, Suzanne McConnell, and Teresa Weatherspoon — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
Brown was traded to the Washington Redskins on June 19, 2010 for a third or a fourth round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, depending on which pick is sent to the Eagles as a part of the trade for quarterback, Donovan McNabb.

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