Taylor, Maxwell

Taylor, Maxwell (1901–1987), World War II and Korean War Veteran, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), ambassador to Vietnam.
Maxwell Taylor graduated from West Point in 1922, being commissioned first in the engineers and subsequently in the field artillery. He spent thirteen of the interwar years in schools, either as teacher or student, culminating in his graduation from the Army War College in 1940.

In September 1943, while part of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, he entered Italy behind German lines on a secret mission for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to assess the ability of the Italians to support an American airborne drop near Rome. On Taylor's advice, Eisenhower canceled the plan as a potential disaster.

In March 1944, Taylor assumed command of the 101st Airborne Division and at the [The entire page is 532 words long]

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