. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁official ▁website ▁of ▁David ▁C off in ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁website ▁of ▁Re vel s , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁www . b oston har bor c ru ises . com ▁ ▁www . will iams lo an ec off in . org ▁ ▁Save ▁the ▁Har bor ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁folk ▁mus icians ▁Category : American ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : American ▁sing ers ▁Category : S ar ah ▁Lawrence ▁College ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁known ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁( S AS ) ▁operations . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Oper ations ▁The ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁began ▁life ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁David ▁St ir ling ▁of ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁( Gu ards ) ▁Comm ando . ▁His ▁idea ▁was ▁for ▁small ▁teams ▁of ▁par ach ute ▁trained ▁soldiers ▁to ▁operate ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines ▁to ▁gain ▁intelligence , ▁destroy ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁and ▁attack ▁their ▁supply ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁routes . ▁The ▁S AS ▁carried ▁out ▁this ▁role ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁serving ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the at res ▁and ▁campaign s . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁S AS ▁had ▁suffered ▁ 3 3 0 ▁cas ual ties , ▁but ▁had ▁killed ▁or