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General. Columbia College 1905, Law 1908, LLD 1908. While it is still largely unknown, William J. Donovan (1883–1959) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt formed a close relationship during their time at the law school together. At the time, Donovan was a star of the Columbia football team and simultaneously attended both the college (BA 1905) and ...
General Donovan was the most highly decorated American officer of World War I. He received our nation’s top four medals, including this Medal of Honor for action in France in 1918. Donovan, who was a lieutenant colonel at the time, stood in front of his men with his rank showing and shouted, “Men – If they can’t hit me, they can’t hit ...
Brief Life History of William Joseph. When Maj. Gen. William Joseph Donovan was born on 1 January 1883, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Timothy Patrick Donovan, was 24 and his mother, Anna Letitia "Tish" Lennon, was 24. He married Ruth Rumsey in July 1914, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States.
From that day on, ‘Wild Bill’ stuck. Donovan professed annoyance with the nickname because it ran counter to the quiet, intense image he wanted to project. But Ruth [his wife] knew that deep down he loved it.”. As a leader, Donovan demanded excellence from the troops in his battalion, but always led by example, on and off the battlefield.
General. Columbia College 1905, Law 1908, LLD 1908. While it is still largely unknown, William J. Donovan (1883–1959) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt formed a close relationship during their time at the law school together. At the time, Donovan was a star of the Columbia football team and simultaneously attended both the college (BA 1905) and ...
On 3-4 November 1986, and I hosted meetings with two sculptors whom the DCI is considering as candidates for a commission to produce a monument to Major General William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan. These sculptors were recommended to the DCI by Leo Cherne, Executive Director of the Research Institute of America: Robert Weinman Larry Ludtke 2.
Date of Death: February 8, 1959. Place of Burial: Arlington, VA. Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery. William “Wild Bill” Donovan is considered the father of American centralized intelligence. Major General Donovan led the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) from 1942 to 1945. The OSS was the forerunner of today’s Central ...
