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While working overseas, Julia met Paul Child who was also an #OSS officer. They married in September 1946. #OSS75 https://t.co/ISCp5VDYS3 — PolitiTweet.org

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1944-1945: Julia was sent to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, & China. She was Chief of #OSS Registry & knew every message pa… https://t.co/sYXvEGct4M — PolitiTweet.org

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#Shark repellent could be used to coat explosives targeting U-boats. Curious sharks sometimes set off explosives by… https://t.co/o7WjOSD21L — PolitiTweet.org

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1943: Julia moved on to #OSS Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Section & helped develop #shark repellent.… https://t.co/3qoc2lFldi — PolitiTweet.org

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1942: Julia worked directly for #Donovan @ OSS HQ in DC typing up 1000s of names on little white note cards to keep… https://t.co/BdrHgm4XKs — PolitiTweet.org

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@smithcollege Wanting to serve her country during #WWII, but too tall to join the military, Julia joined #OSS & bec… https://t.co/8PIGMSoxhB — PolitiTweet.org

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Julia: 1912 - born in California 1934 - graduated from @smithcollege Then wrote advertising copy for furniture stor… https://t.co/AEPlCkP9T0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Before she brought French cuisine into America’s mainstream, Julia Child had dynamic career in #OSS in #WWII.… https://t.co/L9Gam97T9P — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA owes a debt of gratitude to #OSS & William #Donovan, the charismatic leader & moving force behind it all.… https://t.co/uzBn5uPa9q — PolitiTweet.org

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Key personnel, files, funds, procedures, & contacts assembled by the #OSS found their way into CIA more or less int… https://t.co/XZSiKCMSBP — PolitiTweet.org

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Even though #OSS was disbanded October 1, 1945, CIA still derives institutional & spiritual legacy from OSS.… https://t.co/xiJnX7loHn — PolitiTweet.org

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#Donovan hired chemist Stanley Lovell to lead R&D. Lovell: “…consider any method that might aid war, however unorth… https://t.co/vn32Ho0oTj — PolitiTweet.org

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Research & Development Branch (R&D) proved adept at inventing weapons & gadgets, & in adapting Allied equipment to… https://t.co/ui35hrqVWb — PolitiTweet.org

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All #OSS activities & missions created a demand for devices & documents to trick, attack, & demoralize enemy.… https://t.co/8j5FC767X2 — PolitiTweet.org

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With this secret intelligence, X-2 guided #OSS operations and developed innovative counterintelligence actions. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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#Donovan created X-2 Branch to provide British intel services w liaison office in #OSS for sharing ULTRA.… https://t.co/vFLkpO0BPx — PolitiTweet.org

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Best intel available to British & American commanders during #WWII came from intercepted & deciphered enemy message… https://t.co/fDwJTxDmJU — PolitiTweet.org

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Free Thai provided accurate intel on Japanese military deployments, rescued Allied soldiers & prepared ground for J… https://t.co/dxoseol7i2 — PolitiTweet.org

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#OSS trained best & brightest volunteer Thai students from US universities & sent into Thailand by seaplane, sub, p… https://t.co/8T8u9ip5Ks — PolitiTweet.org

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To liberate Thailand from Japanese domination during #WWII, #OSS launched the “Free Thai” movement.… https://t.co/GJxQraW2KX — PolitiTweet.org

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1944: Det 101 gathered intel, sowed rumors, sabotaged installations, rescued pilots & took Japanese positions… https://t.co/AwSwHk4B6K — PolitiTweet.org

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Detachment 101 served in Burma, recruiting, training, & supporting Kachin tribesmen to collect intel & fight Japane… https://t.co/FApngtPtZG — PolitiTweet.org

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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Legend of the #Jedburghs https://t.co/IvigjbsX1x #OSS75 https://t.co/opagMWgSv3 — PolitiTweet.org

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First Operation #JEDBURGH team deployed the night before D-Day. More than 90 teams parachuted into France in 1944.… https://t.co/8XNEkGmJd9 — PolitiTweet.org

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#Jedburgh teams consisted of 2 to 4 men: US #OSS officer, British #SOE officer, Free French, Belgian, Dutch, or Can… https://t.co/xelNonuSrz — PolitiTweet.org

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Foreign language skills were essential. OGs fought in France, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Burma, Malaya & China, often w partisans. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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OG training covered: - parachuting - amphibious operations - skiing - mountain climbing - radio operation - espiona… https://t.co/cDuuBLnbJm — PolitiTweet.org

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Operational Groups: small US commando teams fighting in uniform w no overt #OSS connection, so as not to be shot as… https://t.co/8BkrGXM5gU — PolitiTweet.org

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R&A proved #Donovan’s idea of all-source analysis Vital intel could be gained thru reports, photos, maps & it start… https://t.co/Uj5LxmedPc — PolitiTweet.org

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R&A provided analysis of Allied bombings, studied ops where Allied forces fought, & developed preparations for occu… https://t.co/wFO25oCmne — PolitiTweet.org