The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society honors the historic accomplishments of the OSS during World War II, the first organized effort by the United States to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence, and the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. It educates the American public regarding the continuing importance of strategic intelligence and special operations to the preservation of freedom. The OSS Society was founded in 1947 by General William Donovan as the Veterans of OSS. It was based in New York City for 50 years. In 1997, it became The OSS Society and moved to Washington, D.C.

The OSS Society led a successful effort to have a Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the OSS. The OSS Congressional Gold Medal Act was signed into law on December 14, 2016, and was presented at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. It led another successful effort to have the OSS and original CIA headquarters on Navy Hill in Washington, D.C., added to the National Register of Historic Places. It hosts the William J. Donovan Award® Dinner, the preeminent annual gathering of the US intelligence and special operations communities. In addition to the William J. Donovan Award®, The OSS Society also presents the Hugh Montgomery Award®, The Peter Ortiz Award®, and the Virginia Hall Award®. The OSS Society has established OSS memorials throughout the United States and in Europe. It publishes The OSS Society Journal. The OSS Society is planning to build the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations^® that will honor Americans who have served at the “tip of the spear” and inspire future generations to serve their country.

The OSS Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please click here to make a tax-deductible donation. Membership in The OSS Society is available to OSS veterans, their descendants, current and former members of the U.S. intelligence, national security, and special operations communities, and people who are interested in General Donovan's "unusual experiment”: the Office of Strategic Services. Click here for a membership application form.

The OSS spearhead continues to point the way forward.

Latest News

• OSS Society Puts Award Dinner on Radar
• An “Oh So Social” Conversation: Dr. Mike Vickers interviewed Dmitri Alperovitch about his book, World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century
• Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch
• An “Oh So Social” Conversation: Dr. Mike Vickers interviewed LTG Charles Cleveland, USA (Ret.) about his RAND report, “The American Way of Irregular War: An Analytical Memoir” (4/3/2024)
• An "Oh So Social Conversation”: Dr. Mike Vickers interviewed Gen. David Petraeus about his new book, “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine” (2/28/24)
• 2023 William J. Donovan Award® Dinner Highlights
• An “Oh So Social” Conversation: Gen. Jim Mattis interviews Dr. Mike Vickers about his new book, By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy
• "Defense bill OKs future national intelligence museum" from Military Times
• OSS Memorial Dedication Ceremony
• OSS Memorial Dedication Booklet
• Watch the 2022 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: “Geopolitical Threats & The World” with Gen. David Petraeus & Dr. Mike Vickers
• Watch the 2022 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: “The Digital Age: Killing Espionage & Saving Intelligence?” with Sue Gordon and Ellen McCarthy
• Watch the 2022 “Oh So Social” Author Spotlight: “Sisters of Night and Fog” with Erika Robuck and The Hon. Ellen McCarthy
• Watch the 2022 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: Dr. Robert Gates & Dr. Mike Vickers
• “For the Glorious Ukrainian Resistance: the OSS Simple Sabotage Manual” by OSS Society President Charles Pinck
• OSS Memorial installed by The OSS Society at Arlington National Cemetery
• Watch the 2021 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: The Wolves of Helmand with Gen. David Petraeus and Gus Biggio
• Watch the 2021 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: The 10th Anniversary of the Osama bin Laden Raid
• Watch the 2021 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: The Man Who Flew the Real “Inglourious Basterds” Behind Enemy Lines
• Watch the 2021 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: The Invisible Woman with Ellen McCarthy and Erika Robuck
• Watch the 2021 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series: Leadership & Strategy with Sec. James Mattis and The Hon. Mike Vickers
• Tribute to MG Victor J. Hugo Jr., USA (Ret.)
• 2020 “Oh So Social” Conversation Series
• Operation OVERLORD: OSS and the Battle for France
• Maj. Gen. Victor Hugo Jr., Special Forces Icon
• INR75: Presentation of “Operation Overlord” by the U.S. Department of State
• MV Times: "The forgotten heroes of D-Day"
• American Greatness: “Valmorel reminds us to honor American greatness"
• Military Times: "Hail Caesar and the other amazing members of the OSS"
• The Honorable James N. Mattis: 2019 William J. Donovan Award® Recipient
• U.S. Coast Guard Receives OSS Congressional Gold Medal
• USASOC Receives OSS Congressional Gold Medal
• National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations Receives American Architecture Award
• DIA receives OSS Congressional Gold Medal
• Small Wars Journal: “Lucien Conein: Legendary OSS, Special Forces and CIA Officer - Forgotten by the USASOC History Office?”
• Commemoration of OSS Operational Group PAT
• The Washington Post: “Dan Pinck, memoirist of espionage behind the lines in wartime China, dies at 94"

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