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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. He was Eisenhower's chief of staff at ...
- "Beetle"
- General
- 1911–1953
- Infantry Branch
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In his new book, Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith (University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2010, 1,070 pp., photos, maps, notes, index, $39.95. hardcover), author D.K.R. Cresswell leaves no stone unturned in recapturing the spirit of the man who stood behind Eisenhower to offer him hope and encouragement during his darkest hours ...
General, U.S. Army. Walter Bedell Smith was born in Indianapolis, IN, on 5 October 1895, the eldest of two sons of William Long Smith, a silk buyer for the Pettis Dry Goods Company, and his wife Ida Francis née Bedell, who worked for the same company. Smith was known as Bedell from childhood. From an early age he was nicknamed "Beetle," or ...
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Jun 11, 2018 · General Walter Bedell Smith (1895-1961) distinguished himself during World War II as chief of staff to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Immediately after the war, he was the ambassador to the Soviet Union and, from 1950-53, he directed the Central Intelligence Agency. Bedell Smith's military career began in 1911 when he joined the Indiana National ...
Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images. Description. Portrait of Lt. General Walter Bedell Smith, who later became director of the Central Intelligence Agency.