Behind Enemy Lines

The OSS in World War II

By: Al Johnson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Years before the CIA was formed there was something called the Office of Strategic Services. Georgetown Township resident Al Johnson was a charter member of this clandestine group during World War II, joining forces with the French Underground and then fighting the Japanese occupation of China. The OSS conducted secret missions hundreds of miles behind enemy lines. Al Johnson who is 98 years old said one of the toughest part might have been "keeping a lid on" everywhere he was and everything he did. "It was such a hush-hush group. We couldn't talk about it when we got home on furloughs. We were strongly advised not to say anything. So for over 50 years Al Johnson had all these stories hidden away in his memory bank until one day when he received a letter from the United States government informing him the 50 years had expired and he was free to talk about his adventures in the OSS. This book was written as therapy for Al and to let his children and grandchildren know what he did during World War II.