Office of Strategic Services
Government agency
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The Office of Strategic Services was the intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the... Wikipedia
Founded: June 13, 1942
Ceased operations: September 20, 1945
Founders: William Joseph Donovan and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Head: William J. Donovan
Agency executives: MG William Joseph Donovan, Coordinator of Information; BG John Magruder, Director for Intelligence
Employees: 13,000 estimated
Superseding agencies: Central Intelligence Agency; Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research