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Captain Martin Gelb described himself as a “wise-guy kid from Brooklyn.” His years of service (1942-45) included missions behind enemy lines throughout Europe as a member of the OSS. Read his complete story in Veterans’ Reflections: History Preserved.
Before World War II, intelligence activities in the United States was carried out primarily by the Department of State, Office of Naval Intelligence, and the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division. On July 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William J. Donovan to head a new office, the coordinator of information (COI), attached to the White House.
After the United States entered the war, Donovan proposed that the COI’s responsibility be expanded. As a result, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was created on June 13,
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