Thor M. Smith papers, 1942-1980.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...
United States. Army Air Forces
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The Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course was established in 1944 at several locations in the U.S., one of which was Harvard Business School. The HBS program involved eight weeks of training in the business of contract terminations, cutbacks, and property disposal necessitated by changes in Army Air Forces tactical requirements. Approximately 4,200 officers received instruction throughout the country, about one sixth of them at HBS. The goal of the program was to train men for participation in t...
Smith, Thor M. (Thor Merritt), 1906-1980
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Colonel, United States Army Air Forces; press officer to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. From the description of Thor M. Smith papers, 1942-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872059 Thor Merritt Smith (1906-1980) was born in Reno, Nevada, and was a 1927 graduate from the University of Nevada. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as Chief of U.S. Press Policy Section and Public Relations Representative at the SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary For...
Allied forces. Supreme headquarters
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The Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) was established in on Feb. 13, 1944 in London, England under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Following the invasion of Europe, SHAEF was moved to Versailles, France (Aug. 1944-May 1945), and later for Frankfurt, Germany. SHAEF was dissolved on July 14, 1945. From the description of Supreme Headquarters daily battle communiques, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367667044 ...
