Maxwell Davenport Taylor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:born August 26, 1901
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
Maxwell_Taylor_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U.S._Army_Europe
gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
gptkbp:died April 19, 1987
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxwell Davenport Taylor
gptkbp:influenced U.S._military_strategy_during_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:involvedIn Joint military exercises
Counterinsurgency strategies
Military leadership training
International military cooperation
Military diplomacy
Military history writing
Veterans affairs advocacy
Civil-military relations
Defense policy formulation
Military education reforms
Military strategy development
Promotion of military service
Military logistics planning
Military ethics discussions
Post-war military restructuring
Strategic airlift operations
Military history education
Promotion of military technology
Development of airborne tactics
Military assistance to foreign nations
NATO_operations
Cold_War_military_planning
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for airborne forces
Leadership_during_World_War_II
Role_in_the_Korean_War
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:U.S._Army_Europe
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:notableWork Operation Overlord
gptkbp:predecessor Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
U.S._Ambassador_to_South_Vietnam
gptkbp:serviceYears 1919–1961
1918–1961
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Taylor
gptkb:Mildred_Taylor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paul_D._Harkins