Virginia SOLs in the following cirriculum areas are supported by this program:
USII.6a; USII.6b
CE.4; CE.12
USII.6a; USII.6b
CE.4; CE.12
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• One-time Washington Senators catcher and a secret agent for Franklin Roosevelt and William Donovan.
• Dubbed "Professor Berg" by newspaper columnists and teammates; enjoyed studying and speaking foreign languages as much as snagging pop flies over home plate.
• Curious about all things scientific; taught himself enough about physics to understand how atoms can be split to create energy; became one of America's foremost atomic spies during World War II.
• Called baseball's Renaissance man.
Snagging Pop Flies and Spies
Following her undercover work in World War II, she became one of the CIA's first female operatives.
Virginia Hall broke glass ceilings to become one of this country's most productive and respected operatives.
Virginia Hall's legacy was largely lost until only recently. In many respects, that is the hallmark of a good and conscientious intelligence professional.
Half a century later her story is surfacing from declassified government records and from the personal recollections of her former colleagues, both male and female, who still marvel at the accomplishments of the "Limping Lady of the OSS."
The Germans so respected and feared her that they tried repeatedly to capture her--many times while the woman with the wooden leg worked under their noses.
She became the first female civilian to receive this country's second highest military award for bravery after the Medal of Honor.
Virginia Hall: America's Greatest Female Spy
Legends
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The Moe Berg and Virginia Hall Stories
The Limping Lady of the OSS
• Honored in Baseball's Hall of Fame for his contributions to American espionage, as well as for his 15-year career in the major leagues.
A major documentary movie about baseball player turned spy Morris "Moe" Berg is due to be released this year.
Our own Linda McCarthy served as technical advisor and appears on-camera talking about Moe's World War II espionage service.
Our own Linda McCarthy served as technical advisor and appears on-camera talking about Moe's World War II espionage service.
If you would like to know when the release date is set, click on Moe (at right) to send us your info. When we find out the date, we'll let you know.
(We promise never to give away or sell your info.)
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