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U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS)


United States, Govt Org    (1941-06 to 1945)
• Links to information about the OSS and its intelligence activities during WWII. (See: OSS Society website)
• (See: Official CIA history of the OSS)
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1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
BradenTWOfficer
 
CaseyWJOfficer
 
ColbyWEOfficer
 
HelmsRMOfficer
 
HuntEHOfficer
 
LansdaleEGOfficer
 
SchlesingerAM2Officer
 
BlumROfficer
 
DullesAWOfficer
 
EsterlineJDOfficer
 
MarcuseHOfficer
 
RoosaRVOfficer
 
BloomfieldLPOfficer
 
BruceDKEOfficer
 
DonovanWJOfficer
 
WarburgJPOfficer
 
WisnerFGOfficer
 
BuncheRJOfficer
 
USCIASpinoff
 
Life ofUSOSS
 
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Braden, Thomas W.   (Officer of, 1944 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Casey, William J.   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1944 : Chief of Special Intelligence, Europe
Colby, William E.   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Helms, Richard M.   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Hunt, E. Howard   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Stationed in China
Lansdale, Edward G.   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr.   (Officer of, 1943 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Blum, Robert   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• London office
Dulles, Allen W.   (Officer of, 1942 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Station Chief, Bern, Switzerland
Esterline, Jacob D. (Jake)   (Officer of, 1942 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Marcuse, Herbert   (Officer of, 1942 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Intelligence analyst
Roosa, Robert V.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bloomfield, Lincoln P.   (Officer of, 1941-06 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bruce, David K. E.   (Officer of, 1941-06 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Based in Great Britain. Director of the European Theater of Operations.
Donovan, William J. (Bill)   (Officer of, 1941-06 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder and director. Ended the war with the rank of Major General. (See: CIA profile)
Warburg, James P.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Wisner, Frank G.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bunche, Ralph J.   (Officer of, 1941-06 to 1943) -- Duck | Google | Bing
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)   (Spinoff of, 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing