Holland Smith
✓ Source-basedstableUnited States Marine Corps general (1882-1967)
United StatesLived 1882 to 1967 · aged 84Fame52.1
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Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, KCB was a general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. His nickname, "Howlin' Mad" Smith, had been given to him by his troops in the Dominican Republic in 1916.
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Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen (left), commanding the 4th Marine Brigade, and some members of his brigade staff, at Damblain, France, February 1918. To Doyen's left is Major Holland Smith, the brigade adjutant.
Brigadier General James Harbord, Doyen's successor as commander of the 4th Marine Brigade, and members of his brigade staff, including Smith, May 1918.
Smith in the "Commanding General's" tent in Guam, 1944
Smith's gravestone at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San DiegoAwards 6
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Lived 1882 to 1967 · aged 84
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