General Holland McTyeire Smith
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General Holland McTyeire Smith was a highly influential United States Marine Corps general, known as the "Father of Amphibious Warfare" for his pivotal role in developing and leading amphibious operations during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Holland McTyeire Smith canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit ⓘ Navy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Saipan NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-04-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Seale, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1967-01-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
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Naval War College NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army War College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Holland McTyeire Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | military doctrine ⓘ |
| givenName | Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States Marine Corps amphibious warfare doctrine
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post–World War II amphibious operations planning ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| nickname |
Father of Amphibious Warfare
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Howlin’ Mad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of amphibious warfare doctrine
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leadership of large-scale amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault tactics ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
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Commanding General, I Marine Amphibious Corps ⓘ Commanding General, V Amphibious Corps ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| serviceEnd | 1946 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1905 ⓘ |
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