| LC control no. | n 91050229 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hall, Virginia, 1906-1982 |
| Variant(s) | Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982 Diane, 1906-1982 Hall, Dindy, 1906-1982 |
| Associated country | United States Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1906-04-06 |
| Death date | 1982-07-18 |
| Place of birth | Baltimore (Md.) |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Special Operations Executive United States. Office of Strategic Services United States. Central Intelligence Agency |
| Profession or occupation | Spies |
| Found in | Fayol, P. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon sous l'occupation, c1990: t.p. (Virginia Hall (O.S.S.)) p. 87 (b. 04-06-06, Baltimore) p. 220-221 (married Paul Goillot, Virginia Goillot; d. 07-18-82) p. 215 (Virginia Hall (Diane)) Code name Badass, 2021: CIP galley (Those who knew Virginia Hall best called her by her family nickname, Dindy) Central Intelligence Agency website, 23 Mar. 2023 (Virginia Hall; Virginia Hall Goillot; born in Baltimore, Md.; During WWII, Virginia organized agent networks, assisted escaped prisoners of war, and recruited French men and women to run safe houses; served with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and then with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS); went on to become one of only a handful of senior women in CIA's clandestine service until her mandatory retirement in 1966 at the age of 60) <https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall-the-courage-and-daring-of-the-limping-lady/> |
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