John L. Magruder

John Magruder
John Magruder
1st Director of the Strategic Services Unit
	In office; October 1, 1945 – April 2, 1946
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	William Donovan (Office of Strategic Services)
Succeeded by	William W. Quinn (SSU); Sidney Souers (CIG)
Deputy Director of Secret Intelligence
	In office; 1943–1945
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1887; Woodstock, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1958 (aged 70); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Education	Virginia Military Institute (BA)
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Bronze Star; World War I Victory Medal (with four service stars); American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1910–1946
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II

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John Leslie Magruder (June 3, 1887 – April 30, 1958) was an American military and intelligence officer who was deputy director of the Office of Strategic Services and director of the Strategic Services Unit. He held the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army.