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Gen. William J. Donovan Decorated by President Truman by Central Intelligence Agency President Truman awards the Oak Leaf Cluster of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Donovan.
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OSS Weapons Ingenuity by Central Intelligence Agency General Donovan encouraged the Research & Development Branch of the OSS to fabricate weapons in house for officers in the field.
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William J. Casey: Intelligence Stalwart by Central Intelligence Agency As head of OSS Secret Intelligence in London, Casey brought tenacity and determination to his mission of sending operatives to infiltrate Nazi Germany.
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William E. Colby: Taking the Fight to the Enemy by Central Intelligence Agency Before assuming the Director's chair at Langley in 1973, Colby got his chops in intelligence as an OSS "Jedburgh."
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"Wild Bill" Donovan: Father of US Intelligence by Central Intelligence Agency Major General William "Wild Bill" Donovan will always be known as the father of modern American intelligence.
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Allen W. Dulles: Spymaster by Central Intelligence Agency The OSS station in Bern, Switzerland, was so close to the German border that the site was nicknamed "Hitler's doorstep".
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Richard M. Helms: Building the Tradecraft by Central Intelligence Agency Best known for guiding CIA during some of the most critical years of the Cold War, Helms worked in Secret Intelligence (SI) for the OSS.
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WWII Psych Ops by Central Intelligence Agency Designed to look as though it had been produced by disgruntled Germans or Japanese, this misinformation was targeted to weaken Axis morale.
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Sabotage: Perfecting the Art of Surprise by Central Intelligence Agency The demands of unconventional warfare spurred the OSS to develop highly destructive sabotage mechanisms guaranteed to take the enemy by surprise.
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OSS: Training the Glorious Amateurs by Central Intelligence Agency The "glorious amateurs" who served in the OSS, especially operations officers, typically endured extensive training to hone their intelligence tradecraft.
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