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Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, KCB (April 20, 1882 – January 12, 1967) 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.
The death struggle for Saipan was followed by another ferocious battle between the Army and the Marine Corps when the top Marine general on the island, Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, relieved the top Army general, Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith, of his job as commanding officer of the 27th Infantry Division.
HOLLAND M. SMITH, USMC (DECEASED) General Holland McTyeire Smith, the officer who led Marines to victory island hopping across the Pacific during World War II, died on 12 January 1967 at the U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.
Holland McTyeire Smith was born on 20 April 1882 in Seale, Alabama. Appointed from that same state, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in April 1906. Completing the School of...
Marine Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith said, “This is the toughest fight in the 169 years of our Corps,” during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His assessment still stands a half-century later. Iwo Jima represents a paradox in U.S. naval history.
General Holland M. Smith established the Headquarters, than Fleet Marine Forces-Pacific, directly under the U.S. Navy subordinate command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, in order to command and...
General Holland M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith, a towering figure in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps, was born on April 20, 1882, in Hatchechubbee, Alabama. His nickname, "Howlin' Mad," stemmed...
Alabama native Holland McTyeire Smith (1882-1967) was a U.S. Marine Corps officer whose career spanned more than four decades and who served in two world wars. Smith was a controversial commander who often clashed with his U.S. Navy and U.S. Army counterparts.
Holland M. Smith was one of the more controversial figures of the war. The acknowledged American expert on amphibious operations, he personally led many of the Pacific invasions. However, he had a fierce temper, earning him the nickname “Howling Mad”, and his combat career ended in controversy prior to the final invasions of the war.
Coral and Brass is the biography of General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, known as the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. His book is a riveting first-hand account of key...