William J. Donovan United States Army General Medal of Honor recipient and civil serveant
William J. Donovan is a 76 years old United States Army General Medal of Honor recipient and civil serveant from Buffalo, New York. William J. Donovan was born on January 01, 1883 (died on February 08, 1959, he was 76 years old) in Buffalo, New York.
About
No, he died on 02/08/1959, 65 years ago. He was 76 years old when he died. He died in Washington, D.C. and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (12)
Awarded Freedom Award in 1958 , awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau , awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav , awarded knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy , awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ,
Education
He graduated from Columbia Law School
Other facts about William J. Donovan
| Award | Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army), Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross (United States), National Security Medal, Medal of Honor, Freedom Award |
|---|---|
| Battle | World War II, World War I |
| Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
| RestingPlace | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Position held | Ambassador , start time: 1953-09-04T00:00:00Z , end time: 1954-08-21T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , point in time: 1959-02-11T00:00:00Z , coordinate location: Point(-77.070602 38.880694) , burial plot reference: Section 2, grave 4874-RH |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20William%20J.%20Donovan%20grave.jpg , media legend: The grave of William J. Donovan at Arlington National Cemetery |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10679485 |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000255855 |
| Employer | Federal Government Of The United States Of America |
| Libris-URI | 97mqt45t5j0bb7q |
| Date of death | 1959-02-08T00:00:00Z |
| Nickname | Wild Bill |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Military branch | United States Army |
| Name in native language | William Joseph Donovan |
| Conflict | World War I |
| Family name | Donovan. Show people with the surname Donovan |
| Given name | William Joseph |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Place of birth | Buffalo |
| Military rank | Major General |
| Member of political party | Republican Party |
| Member of | American Legion |
| Allegiance | United States Of America |
