[PAR] [TLE] John Spence (frogman) [SEP] John Pitts Spence (June 14, 1918 – October 29, 2013) was an American diver for the United States Navy and World War II veteran who is widely credited as the country's first combat frogman.  Spence was the first enlisted man to be recruited into a clandestine group, operated by General William "Wild Bill" Donovan of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which would become known as the frogmen.  The group was a predecessor of the present-day United States Navy SEALs. [PAR] [TLE] William J. Donovan [SEP] William Joseph ("Wild Bill") Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat.  Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II.  He is also known as the "Father of American Intelligence" and the "Father of Central Intelligence".  "The Central Intelligence Agency regards Donovan as its founding father," according to journalist Evan Thomas in a 2011 "Vanity Fair" profile.  The lobby of CIA headquarters, in Langley, Virginia, now features a statue of Donovan.  Thomas observed that Donovan's "exploits are utterly improbable but by now well documented in declassified wartime records that portray a brave, noble, headlong, gleeful, sometimes outrageous pursuit of action and skulduggery."
[PAR] [TLE] John Spence ( frogman ) [ SEP ] John Pitts Spence ( June 14 , 1918 – October 29 , 2013 ) was an American diver for the United States Navy and World War II veteran who is widely credited as the country 's first combat frogman . Spence was the first enlisted man to be recruited into a clandestine group , operated by General William " Wild Bill " Donovan of the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) , which would become known as the frogmen . The group was a predecessor of the present - day United States Navy SEALs . [PAR] [TLE] William J. Donovan [ SEP ] William Joseph ( " Wild Bill " ) Donovan ( January 1 , 1883 – February 8 , 1959 ) was an American soldier , lawyer , intelligence officer and diplomat . Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) , the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency , during World War II . He is also known as the " Father of American Intelligence " and the " Father of Central Intelligence " . " The Central Intelligence Agency regards Donovan as its founding father , " according to journalist Evan Thomas in a 2011 " Vanity Fair " profile . The lobby of CIA headquarters , in Langley , Virginia , now features a statue of Donovan . Thomas observed that Donovan 's " exploits are utterly improbable but by now well documented in declassified wartime records that portray a brave , noble , headlong , gleeful , sometimes outrageous pursuit of action and skulduggery . "
John Spence was an American diver enlisted in a clandestine group operated by a general whose statue now stands in the lobby of what building?
John Spence was an American diver enlisted in a clandestine group operated by a general whose statue now stands in the lobby of what building ?
CIA headquarters
CIA headquarters