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John Magruder | |
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| Director of theStrategic Services Unit | |
| In office October 1, 1945 – April 3, 1946 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | William Donovan(Office of Strategic Services) |
| Succeeded by | William W. Quinn |
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| Born | (1887-06-03)June 3, 1887 |
| Died | April 30, 1958(1958-04-30) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education | Virginia Military Institute(BA) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
John Leslie Magruder (June 3, 1887 – April 30, 1958) was an American military and intelligence officer who was deputy director of theOffice of Strategic Services and director of theStrategic Services Unit. He held the rank ofbrigadier general in theU.S. Army.
John Magruder was born on June 3, 1887, inWoodstock, Virginia. He attendedVirginia Military Institute and graduated in 1909. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in infantry in 1910. He was transferred to the field artillery branch of the army in the next year.
DuringWorld War I, Magruder served with the112th Field Artillery within theAmerican Expeditionary Forces inFrance.
After the war Magruder was transferred toChina, where he was appointed an assistantmilitary attaché inBeijing. He served in this capacity until 1924, when he was assigned for study atCommand and General Staff College atFort Leavenworth,Kansas. After his graduation, Magruder was transferred back toBeijing, now in the new capacity of military attaché.
During World War II Magruder served in theOffice of Strategic Services (OSS), as deputy director under the leadership of GeneralWilliam J. Donovan. After the war, the OSS was disbanded. Core elements of it, however, were maintained in the newStrategic Services Unit (SSU), located in the thenDepartment of War. This newly formed SSU was led by Magruder.[1][2][3][4]
The SSU was absorbed by the newly createdCentral Intelligence Group (CIG) on July 1, 1946, where it remained until the CIG was transitioned into the CIA.
Magruder played a formative role in the creation of the civilianCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1947.[5]
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