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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Jeanne Begg Clagett

Hometown

Baarn, Netherlands

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DURING THE WAR, WAS RECRUITED BY GENERAL WILLIAM J. 'WILD BILL' DONOVAN TO JOIN THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES, FORERUNNER TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NORTH AFRICAN AND SPANISH DESKS. AS A DUTCH NATIVE WITH A FACILITY FOR LANGUAGES, ALSO WAS DEPUTY LIAISON OFFICER AND CHIEF OF THE LOW COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION AND RESEARCH DIVISION.