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William Joseph "Wild Bill" [1] Donovan KBE (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat. He is best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during World ...
General Donovan was the head of the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, which is the predecessor to the CIA during World War II. Today we’re going to talk about an artifact and a story that definitely fit with Donovan’s nickname, which is Wild Bill Donovan. — [MUSIC]
William John Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
Major General William J. Donovan led the Office of Strategic Services from 1942-1945. National Archives. As a young man, Donovan had acquired the nickname "Wild Bill,” but in 1940, at age 57, however, he seemed anything but wild.
William Edward Donovan (October 13, 1876 – December 9, 1923), nicknamed "Wild Bill" and "Smiling Bill", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher and manager. Donovan played Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1898), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1902), and Detroit Tigers (1903–1912).
Jan 4, 2012 · A hard-throwing and durable right hander, “Wild Bill” Donovan harnessed his lively curveball, volatile temper and busy social life well enough to become a 25-game winner first in the National League and later in the American.
Oct 13, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill Donovan. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.