Maxwell D. Taylor

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Maxwell D. Taylor was a prominent U.S. Army general and later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted for his leadership of airborne forces in World War II and his influential role in shaping Cold War military policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army general
author
diplomat
human
military officer
appointedBy John F. Kennedy
appointedTo Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
conflict Cold War
Korean War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-08-26
dateOfDeath 1987-04-19
educatedAt United States Army War College
surface form: "Army War College"

Command and General Staff School
United States Military Academy
familyName Taylor
fullName Maxwell D. Taylor
surface form: "Maxwell Davenport Taylor"
givenName Maxwell
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General
notableFor advocacy of flexible response doctrine
influence on U.S. Cold War military policy
leadership of airborne forces in World War II
notableWork Swords and Plowshares
The Uncertain Trumpet
placeOfBirth Keytesville, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: "Washington, D.C., United States"
positionHeld Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Commander of the 101st Airborne Division
Commander of the Eighth United States Army
Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
servedIn U.S. 101st Airborne Division
surface form: "101st Airborne Division"

United States Eighth Army
surface form: "Eighth United States Army"

XVIII Airborne Corps
serviceEnd 1964
serviceStart 1922
spouse Lydia Gardner Happer

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Swords and Plowshares author Maxwell D. Taylor
The Uncertain Trumpet author Maxwell D. Taylor
Operation Market Garden commander Maxwell D. Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor fullName Maxwell D. Taylor
this entity surface form: "Maxwell Davenport Taylor"
subject surface form: "Keytesville, Missouri"
Swords and Plowshares mainSubject Maxwell D. Taylor

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