VIENNA, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Major General John
Singlaub, USA (Ret.) received the William J. Donovan Award(TM) in a
ceremony held on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at a ceremony hosted by The
OSS Society at the Sheraton Premier Hotel in Vienna, Virginia. Admiral Eric
Olson, commander of the United States Special Operations Command, presented
the William J. Donovan Award(TM) to Major General Singlaub.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070924/DCM017 )
The OSS Society awards the William J. Donovan Award(TM) to an
individual who has rendered distinguished service in the interests of the
democratic process and the cause of freedom. The goal of this award is to
honor a person whose courage and commitment to country and freedom
exemplify the life and public service of General Donovan. General Donovan's
remarkable lifetime of service includes being the only person to receive
our nation's four highest awards -- the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished
Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Award, and the National Security
Medal.
Previous winners of the William J. Donovan Award(TM) include Presidents
Reagan, Bush and Eisenhower, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Admiral
Lord Mountbatten.
Major General John K. Singlaub's World War II duties included a
parachute mission into occupied France to organize, train, and lead a
French Resistance unit which provided assistance to the Allied invasion
forces. He then went to China to train and lead Chinese guerrillas against
the Japanese. Just before the Japanese surrendered, he led a parachute
rescue mission into an enemy prisoner of war camp on Hainan Island. This
resulted in the release of four hundred Allied prisoners of war.
The General's thirty-five year military career has frequently reflected
vanguard military action, having been awarded thirty-three military
decorations including the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster, the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, the Soldiers Medal and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. He
was awarded combat decorations from six foreign governments.
The Office of Strategic Services Society celebrates the historical
accomplishments of the OSS during World War II -- the first organized
effort by this nation to implement a centralized system of strategic
intelligence, spearheaded by the legendary General "Wild Bill" Donovan --
and educates the public regarding the continuing importance of strategic
intelligence to the preservation of freedom in this country and around the
world.
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