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Operations. World War I. World War II. Sir William Samuel Stephenson CC MC DFC (born William Samuel Clouston Stanger, 23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989) was a Canadian soldier, fighter pilot, businessman and spymaster who served as the senior representative of the British Security Coordination (BSC) for the western allies during World War II.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian-born intelligence officer who helped forge the US-UK alliance during WWII. He was a fighter pilot, an inventor, a covert operator, and a friend of Churchill and Donovan.
Jan 23, 2008 · Sir William Samuel Stephenson, inventor, businessman, master spy (b at Winnipeg, Man 11 Jan 1897; d in Bermuda 31 Jan 1989). Stephenson flew as a fighter pilot in WWI, winning several medals for bravery.
Feb 3, 1989 · Sir William Stephenson, the Canadian-born millionaire industrialist whose adventures as Britain's World War II chief of intelligence in the Western Hemisphere were chronicled in the 1979...
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Learn about the life and achievements of William Stephenson, a Canadian-born spy and aviator who fought in the First World War and helped Britain during the Second World War. Discover his early years, his military career, his involvement in a famous murder case, his imprisonment and escape, and his later missions.
Apr 9, 2024 · William Stephenson (born Jan. 11, 1896, Point Douglas, Man., Can.—died Jan. 31, 1989, Paget, Bermuda) was a Canadian-born millionaire industrialist whose role as Britain’s intelligence chief in the Western Hemisphere in World War II was chronicled in A Man Called Intrepid (1979).
Learn about Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian spy and inventor who was the senior representative of British intelligence during World War II. Explore his career highlights, personal history, honours and awards, and how he may have inspired James Bond.
