▁contain ▁" se ver al ▁impress ive ▁statements ▁about ▁his ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁jazz ▁music ian ", ▁including ▁that ▁" he ▁spent ▁a ▁week ▁playing ▁fourth ▁tr ump et ▁in ▁the ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ▁or chestra ", ▁although ▁this ▁claim ▁has ▁been ▁dis cred ited . ▁ ▁Cop eland ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁arch ae ologist ▁Lor raine ▁Ad ie . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁music ▁manager ▁Mil es ▁Cop eland ▁III , ▁book ing ▁agent ▁Ian ▁Cop eland , ▁film ▁producer ▁Lor raine ▁( L enn ie ) ▁Cop eland , ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Stewart ▁Cop eland , ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁Police . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁C IA ▁found ing ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Cop eland ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Guard , ▁and ▁contact ed ▁Rep . ▁John ▁Spark man ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁who ▁arranged ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁William ▁J . ▁Don ovan . ▁The ▁two ▁hit ▁it ▁off ▁immediately , ▁but ▁Cop eland ▁non eth eless ▁was ▁not ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁Don ovan ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Services ▁( O SS ) ▁and ▁instead ▁joined ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Int elligence ▁Police , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁C ounter int elligence ▁Corps ▁( C IC ) ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Cop eland ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁reported ly ▁gained ▁the ▁top - secret ▁" Big ot " ▁clear ance ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁Operation ▁Over l ord . ▁ ▁After