Maxwell D. Taylor

Maxwell D. Taylor
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office February 29, 1968 – May 1, 1970
President	Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Clark Clifford
Succeeded by	George Anderson
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam
In office July 14, 1964 – July 30, 1965
President	Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded by	Henry Cabot Lodge
Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In office October 1, 1962 – July 1, 1964
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by	Lyman Lemnitzer
Succeeded by	Earle Wheeler
Chief of Staff of the Army
In office June 30, 1955 – June 30, 1959
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Deputy	Williston Palmer Lyman Lemnitzer
Preceded by	Matthew Ridgway
Succeeded by	Lyman Lemnitzer
Governor of the Ryukyu Islands
In office April 1, 1955 – June 5, 1955
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	John Hull
Succeeded by	Lyman Lemnitzer
Personal details
Born	Maxwell Davenport Taylor (1901-08-26)August 26, 1901 Keytesville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 19, 1987(1987-04-19) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Metropolitan Community College, Missouri United States Military Academy (BS)
Military service
Nickname(s)	"Max"
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1922–1959, 1961–1964
Rank	General
Unit	Engineer Branch Field Artillery Branch
Commands	12th Field Artillery Battalion 82nd Airborne Division Artillery 101st Airborne Division Superintendent of the United States Military Academy Chief of Staff of the United States Army Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart

General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century. He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles". After the war he served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and military historian and author Thomas Taylor.

Taylor was born in Keytesville, Missouri and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from Northeast High School he attended Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. In 1918 Taylor passed competitive examinations for Congressional appointment by William Patterson Borland to either the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy, and then passed the USMA entrance examination. Taylor attended West Point, graduated fourth in his class in 1922, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served in Hawaii with the 3rd Engineers from 1923 to 1926.

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