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Walter Bedell Smith

Walter Bedell Smith

Former United States Director of Central Intelligence
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 during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943,... Wikipedia
Born: October 5, 1895, Indianapolis, IN
Died: August 9, 1961 (age 65 years), Washington, D.C.
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Books: The Protection of Foreign Interests in Germany, A Message for America, Testimony of Gen. Walter Bedell Smith: Hearing Before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session, October 13, 1952, and more
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Croix de guerre, and more
Education: Butler University, US Army War College, Command and General Staff College (CGSC), and more