General Walter Bedell Smith

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Walter_Bedell_Smith
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1895-10-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Walter_Bedell_Smith_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1961-08-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:Purdue_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Walter Bedell Smith
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:military_operation
NATO formation
Cold War strategy
U. S. military policy
Post-war Europe strategy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_to_General_Eisenhower
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname Bedell
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_Europe
gptkbp:position gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:William_Joseph_Donovan
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Embassy
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1914-1948
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Smith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Allen_Dulles
gptkb:Lucius_D._Clay
gptkbp:term_end 1953-10-07
gptkbp:term_start 1950-02-01