. P . R . D . ▁series . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁organization ▁history ▁The ▁B . P . R . D . ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁by ▁Professor ▁Tre vor ▁Br ut ten holm ▁to ▁combat ▁various ▁occ ult ▁thre ats ▁un cover ed ▁in ▁operations ▁against ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁It ▁initially ▁had ▁strong ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁a ▁military ▁air base ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁later ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁custom ▁built ▁facility ▁in ▁Fair field , ▁Connecticut . ▁It ▁maintain s ▁strong ▁links ▁to ▁various ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁organization ▁that ▁receives ▁fund ing ▁from ▁several ▁major ▁govern ments ▁( most ly ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁although ▁other ▁countries ▁including ▁Canada , ▁Japan , ▁France , ▁and ▁Italy ▁have ▁been ▁mentioned ). ▁ ▁Professor ▁Br ut ten holm ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁when ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁field ▁work . ▁The ▁current ▁Director ▁is ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁Mann ing . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁has ▁added ▁several ▁agents ▁with ▁" en hanced ▁skills " ▁to ▁its ▁ranks ▁including ▁Hell boy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁L iz ▁Sh erman ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁A be ▁S ap ien ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁B .