Aliases
Beetle SmithBeetle Smith (nickname)General SmithGeneral W.B. SmithGeneral Walter Bedell SmithSMITHSmithW.B. SmithWalter Bedell 'Beetle' SmithWalter Smith
Disambiguation
General Walter Bedell 'Beetle' Smith (1895–1961, U.S. military/CIA) is distinct from Wilbert B. Smith (1894–1962, Canadian government scientist and UFO researcher). This entry refers to the American general.
Stats
mentions15
documents6
Person
General, U.S. Army; Director of Central Intelligence (CIA); DiplomatCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA); United States Department of State; United States Army1895-10-05 — 1961-08-09
Enrichment
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- Walter Bedell Smith — WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Born 5 October 1895 in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Died 9 August 1961 in Washington, D.C.
- Chief of Staff to Eisenhower (1942–1945)
- Negotiated Italian (1943) and German (1945) surrenders
- CIA Director 1950–1953
- Promoted to four-star General 1951
- Walter Bedell Smith | World War II, Eisenhower, CIA | BritannicaBritannica▎ high· 2026-05-14
- U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union (1946–1949)
- Director of Central Intelligence (1950–1953)
- Reorganized CIA into directorate system
- Established Office of National Estimates
- Under Secretary of State (1953–1954)
- Military service 1910–1953
- General Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence, October 1950–February 1953 — CIA FOIA Reading RoomCIA▎ high· 2026-05-14
- DCI tenure: 7 October 1950 – 9 February 1953
- Reorganized CIA structure and mission
- Made CIA primary covert operations arm of U.S. government
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SMITH
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 11 time(s) across 6 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 11 vez(es) em 6 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.