by Mari K Eder | Feb 6, 2024 | Newsletters
In 1943, Betty McIntosh (then Betty MacDonald) joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and began to learn what her duties would be in the Morale Operations Division. A former newspaper reporter, she thought she would be well-suited to serve in an organization...
by Mari K Eder | Jan 3, 2024 | Newsletters
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) stood up in June 1942, a free-wheeling organization that had two main branches – operations and intelligence. By November 1944, ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan’s organization was robust, with 13,000 members assigned, some military, some...