Charles Pinck
- Producer
Charles Pinck is president of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society of Falls Church, VA, a nonprofit organization that celebrates the historic accomplishments of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. It educates the American public about the importance of strategic intelligence and special operations to the preservation of freedom. In 2022, The OSS Society celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Under his leadership, OSS received a Congressional Gold Medal - Congress' highest civilian honor. It installed a memorial at Arlington Cemetery I'm 2022 honoring OSS personnel who were killed and missing in action. He initiated an effort to save the OSS and first CIA headquarters on Navy Hill in Washington, DC, by having them added to the National Register of Historic Places. The OSS Society hosts the annual William J. Donovan Award, the preeminent annual gathering of the US Intelligence and Special Operations Communities, which was most recently presented to CIA Director William Burns on October 21, 2023.
He has led The OSS Society's efforts to build the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations to honor Americans who have served at the "tip of the spear" as our Nation's first line of defense since World War II, and to inspire future generations to serve. In addition to "Filming Under Fire: John Ford's OSS Field Photo Branch," he has produced three award-winning short documentaries for The OSS Society: "Operation Overlord: OSS and the Battle for France"; "Call Sign CHAOS: Gen. Jim Mattis and the U.S. Marine Corps"; and "The Tip of the Spear: From Virginia Hall to Gina Haspel."
Under his leadership, OSS received a Congressional Gold Medal - Congress' highest civilian honor. It installed a memorial at Arlington Cemetery I'm 2022 honoring OSS personnel who were killed and missing in action. He initiated an effort to save the OSS and first CIA headquarters on Navy Hill in Washington, DC, by having them added to the National Register of Historic Places. The OSS Society hosts the annual William J. Donovan Award, the preeminent annual gathering of the US Intelligence and Special Operations Communities, which was most recently presented to CIA Director William Burns on October 21, 2023.
He has led The OSS Society's efforts to build the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations to honor Americans who have served at the "tip of the spear" as our Nation's first line of defense since World War II, and to inspire future generations to serve. In addition to "Filming Under Fire: John Ford's OSS Field Photo Branch," he has produced three award-winning short documentaries for The OSS Society: "Operation Overlord: OSS and the Battle for France"; "Call Sign CHAOS: Gen. Jim Mattis and the U.S. Marine Corps"; and "The Tip of the Spear: From Virginia Hall to Gina Haspel."