Walter Bedell Smith: References & Edit History
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D.K.R. Crosswell, The Chief of Staff: The Military Career of General Walter Bedell Smith (1991), covers his career through 1945. Ludwell Lee Montague, General Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence, October 1950–February 1953 (1992), discusses Smith’s role in the founding of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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| Anniversary information added. | Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 05, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The Significance of Walter Bedell Smith as Director of Central Intelligence, 1950-53. | Apr 10, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Military Memorial Museum - Biography of Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith. | Feb 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Walter Bedell-Smith. | Jun 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Walter Bedell Smith. | Feb 03, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 25, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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