Talk:Holland Smith

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Holland Smith was featured on the United States Marine Corps portal as the Selected biography. (1 October - 3 November 2007).

[edit] Date of promotion to general

I rephrased "...the general was born 20 April 1882..." I've heard the expression "x's are born, not made", but this is ridiculous. Does anybody know when he made general? I have removed references to "General" Smith from the Early life section, but don't know when it becomes correct later on. Clarityfiend 19:19, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Howlin' Mad

Should it be mentioned that it is believed by many fans of the A-Team (and never been proven or refuted one way or the other) that H.M. "Howlin Mad" Murdock was named after this general?

In the series, we never find out what the initials stand for, but this makes sense.

Is this too vague and unsubstantiated to put in, or is it an interesting bit of trivia for people to think about? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 143.167.233.7 (talk) 03:08, 6 December 2006 (UTC).