Holland M. Smith

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United States Marine Corps general human

Holland M. Smith was a prominent U.S. Marine Corps general in World War II, renowned for his leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater.

Aliases (1)

General Holland M. Smith ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps general → human →
allegiance	United States →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Purple Heart →
birthDate	1882-04-20 →
birthPlace	Hatchechubbee, Alabama, United States →
burialPlace	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
commissionedIn	United States Marine Corps →
commissionedRank	Second Lieutenant →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1967-01-12 →
deathPlace	San Diego, California, United States →
educatedAt	Auburn University → University of Alabama School of Law →
era	20th century →
familyName	Smith →
fieldOfWork	amphibious warfare →
givenName	Holland →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
militaryRank	General →
nickname	Howlin’ Mad →
notableCommand	Marine forces in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → Marine forces in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign →
notableFor	leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater during World War II →
notableWork	development of U.S. amphibious assault doctrine in the Pacific →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of Iwo Jima → Battle of Saipan → Battle of Tarawa → Battle of Tinian →
positionHeld	Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific → Commander, V Amphibious Corps →
promotedToRank	Brigadier General → General → Lieutenant General → Major General →
serviceNumber	0-499 →
sexOrGender	male →
yearOfCommission	1905 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Iwo Jima → Battle of Saipan → Operation Detachment →	commander
Operation Forager →	landForcesCommandedBy
Camp H. M. Smith ("General Holland M. Smith") →	namedForFullName