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    Walter Bedell Smith

    United States Army general and Director of Central Intelligence

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  1. General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, during World War II.

  2. Apr 9, 2024 · World War II. Walter Bedell Smith (born October 5, 1895, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.—died August 9, 1961, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Army general, diplomat, and administrator who served as chief of staff for U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. Smith began his military career as an enlisted man in the Indiana National Guard (1910–15 ...

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  3. Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Walter Bedell Smith, a four-star general and a key aide to Dwight D. Eisenhower in World War II. Find out how he became an ambassador, a CIA director, and a corporate executive after the war.

  4. Many of the documents being released in this collection concern a little known but tremendously significant early Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), Walter Bedell Smith. Smith arguably was CIA’s most successful and influential Director because of the legacy he left in most of the Agency’s major business areas.

  5. Learn about the life and career of Walter Bedell Smith, a general in the U.S. Army who served in World War I and World War II. Find out his biography, awards, engagements, photos and tributes.

  6. A biography of Walter Bedell Smith, Eisenhower's chief of staff and confidant in World War II. Learn about his career, achievements, and challenges in the Mediterranean and European theaters.

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  8. General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, during World War II.

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