Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Employees
13,000 estimated[2]
Agency executives
MG William Joseph Donovan, Coordinator of Information
BG John Magruder, Director for Intelligence
Overview: Office of Strategic Services
CIA film describing OSS recruitment, training, and missions during WWII
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) 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 (JCS)[3] to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.
The OSS was dissolved a month after the end of the war. Intelligence tasks were shortly later resumed and carried over by its successors, the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the independent Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
On December 14, 2016, the organization was collectively honored with a Congressional Gold Medal.[4]
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