by Craig Gralley | Jan 13, 2018 | Virginia Hall
Virginia Hall received the Distinguished Service Cross from OSS Chief William (“Wild Bill”) Donovan during a private ceremony in September 1945. Originally, Donovan wanted President Truman to present the award but Virginia feared the ceremony would make...
by Craig Gralley | Jan 2, 2018 | Virginia Hall
Virginia Hall Escapes the Gestapo Gestapo Chief Klaus Barbie, “The Butcher of Lyon,” was closing in and Virginia Hall had to escape by crossing the snow-capped Pyrenees in the winter of 1942. She made the difficult trip with her prosthetic limb she...
