Holland Smith

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.

Holland Smith was born on April 20, 1882 in Hatchechubbee, Alabama to John V. Smith and his wife Cornelia Caroline McTyeire. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in 1901. He had already decided on a military career and had become first sergeant of a cavalry company in the Alabama National Guard. However, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alabama in 1903 and practiced law in Montgomery, Alabama for a year. He then sought a commission in the Army, but as none were then open he was appointed a Marine second lieutenant on March 20, 1905.

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