Walter Bedell Smith

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Walter Bedell Smith


Born
in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, The United States
October 05, 1895

Died
August 09, 1961

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General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith, US Army

Veteran of WWI and WWII. Served as Chief of Staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) and subsequently Chief of Staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), post-war Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and later Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Service Medal (Navy), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Among his foreign honours, he was invested an honourary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB, Great Britain), honourary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE, Great Britain), and a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France).
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“I expect the worst, and I am sure I won't be disappointed.”
Walter Bedell Smith