General Maxwell d. Taylor

The general Maxwell Davenport Taylor born it August 26, 1901 in Keytesville in Missouri.

It receives its diploma of the Military academy of the United States in 1922. He becomes second lieutenant in the genius in June of the same year.

It is used for Hawaii with the 3^ème battalion of the genius of 1923 to 1926.

It Marie with Lydia Gardner To grab itself in 1925.

Of 1926 to 1927 it is useful in the 10^ème Field artillery . It will be promoted first lieutenant in February 1927. It studies the French in Paris. He will become Spanish French professor then at West-Point of 1927 to 1932. It receives its diploma of Field Artillery School de Fort Sill in Oklahoma in 1933. In 1935, it receives its diploma for the occupation of commander of General School Staff in Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

In August 1935, it is promoted captain and studies Japanese with the American embassy in Tokyo of 1935 to 1939. Then, with the beginning of the war it will be transferred in Beijing, in China in 1937. In July 1940, he becomes commander and directs the 12^ème field artillery battalion of 1940 to 1941. It ensures the defense of the countries of Latin America. Then, of 1941 to 1942, it is used for the Office the Secretary off off the General Staff.

In December 1941, it is promoted lieutenant Colonel on a purely provisional basis, then Colonel in February 1942 and finally General of Brigade in December 1942. It was then Chief off Staff of the 82^ème Airborne. Then artillery officer during the countryside of Sicily and Italy of 1942 to 1944. In 1943, it takes part in a mission not very common, a daring voyage by high-speed motorboat close to the Italian coast close to Rome, then in the ambulance of the red cross in the capital for what proved to be a futile attempt to gain Italian complicity in a landing of airborne divisions of the UNITED STATES to occupy Rome and to make there coincide Italian rendering.

In May 44, it receives the rank of Major Général on a purely provisional basis and receives the command of the 101st Airborne for the invasion of Normandy and the campaigns following of 1944 to 1945. In June 1945, it is promoted Lieutenant Colonel on a purely permanent basis and General of Brigade on a purely final basis in January 1948.

It takes the command of the American forces in Berlin of 1949 to 1951. It is promoted Lieutenant Général temporarily then Major Général on a purely final basis in August 1951.

It is there Chief at this time off Staff for the operations, G-3 and Deputy Chief off Staff for the administrative operations of 1951 to 1953. In June 1953, it east promoted with the provisional title general. It takes the command of the 8^ème Army in the war of Korea in 1953, then lance its Korean supplementary programme of the forces armed with 1953 to 1954. Of 1954 to 1955, it orders the American forces in the Far East and the 8^ème army.

June 30, 55 with June 30, 59, it is Chief off Staff off the United States Army.

The Taylor General withdrew active service in July 1959 to be called as Chairman off the Chiefs Joint off Staff of 1962 to 1964.

It was withdrawn to become ambassador in the Vietnam of the south of 1964 to 1965.

It was to advise special near the President and of the president of Foreign Intelligense Advisory Board of 1965 to 1969.

The Taylor General died in Washington D.C. April 19, 1987 in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. By announcing its death, the Pentagon indicated that it had been allowed at the hospital in mid-January and that it died of the sclerosis of side part of Amyotrophic, a degenerative disease of the cells of the nerves which is mieu known under the name of disease of Lou Gerhig.

It was buried in the section 7-A of the national cemetery of Arlington.