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The Story of the U.S. Coast Guard and OSS in World War II
Guardian Spies
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About the Research
MEB, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2007 - 2008
This research is based on primary source documentation provided by the OSS/USCG
veterans and their families, declassified archived information from the OSS Archive in
Washinton, D.C., and the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO.

Key documents:

  • OSS Memo dated 03 September 1943. Subject: Coast Guardsmen; from Captain
    Carl O. Hoffman to Captain Ward Davis discussing the use of Coast Guard men
    for OSS Operations.

  • Personnel records for 120 Coastguardsmen attached to the OSS during WWII

  • Declassified Maritime Unit personnel rosters from Detachment 101, 404, and
    505.

  • The Maritime Unit Arakan Diary also referred to as the "Burma War Diary" from
    the OSS Archive

  • The "Webster Group" Files

  • Original declassified flight logs from Detachment 404

  • Declassified correspondence between General Donovan and the Commandant
    of the United States Coast Guard

  • OSS West Coast Training Center "5 Week Training Course" Master Outline
    dated 13 September 1944

  • Special Maritime Group #2 Training Schedule (26 April 1944)

  • Bronze Star Citation for LT Booth, MM 1/C Everett McDonald, Bosn' 2/c Jack
    Reeves, & Bosn' 2/c Gordon Thorigal for Meritorious Service with the OSS in CBI.
    Awarded 3 October 1945