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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.
Apr 9, 2024 · 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) and in 1917 ...
GEN Walter Bedell Smith. ID: 331. 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.
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.
When Germany surrendered, it was Walter Bedell Smith, representing the United States, who signed the surrender document. After the war, Smith held a variety of posts in the Truman administration, including Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Director of Central Intelligence.
Aug 5, 2012 · Gen. Walter Bedell Smith | Defense Media Network. The coming of Eisenhower's hatchet-man. By Dwight Jon Zimmerman - August 5, 2012. Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, shown as a lieutenant general during World War II. As Eisenhower’s chief of staff, he was also the supreme allied commander’s chief hatchet-man. Library of Congress photo.
CHAPTER XX. General Walter Bedell Smith. Special Full Honor Funeral. 9-14 August 1961. On 9 August 1961 General Walter Bedell Smith suffered a heart attack at his home in Washington...
