King, David Wooster

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American consular official; Office of Strategic Services officer in North Africa during World War II.

From the description of David Wooster King papers, 1914-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869912

Biographical Note

  • 1893, July 5: Born, Wickford, R.I.
  • 1914, August: Enlisted in French Foreign Legion
  • 1915, October: Transferred to 170th French Infantry
  • 1917, November: Released by French Army
  • 1918, January: 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
  • 1918, March: Assistant to Military Attach, Col. W. F. H. Godsden
  • 1918, December: Paris Peace Conference
  • 1919, August: Return to United States for demobilization
  • 1920: Calcutta, India
  • 1926: Abyssinia
  • 1935 - 1945 : Lt. Col. AUS OSS Algiers, Tunisia, Italy, Morocco, Washington, New York
  • 1941 - 1943 : Vice Consul and Military Intelligence

From the guide to the David Wooster King Papers, 1914-1971, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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United States
Ethiopia.
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Africa.
Africa, North
Ethiopia
France
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Secret service
Secret service
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1893

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