Walter Bedell Smith Jr.

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
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gptkb:General_Walter_Bedell_Smith
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Eisenhower_administration
gptkb:Purdue_University_alumni
gptkb:United_States_intelligence_community
gptkb:API
U. S. foreign policy
U. S. military history
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:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1961-08-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:Purdue_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Bedell Smith Jr.
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy in the Cold War
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during World War II
Intelligence operations during the Cold War
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for military modernization
Contributions to intelligence practices
Influence on U. S. military policy
Promotion of NATO alliances
Role in shaping post-war Europe
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_to_General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.,_USA
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:government_agency
Chief of Staff of the Army
U. S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Smith
Eleanor Smith