Don Pratt
Videos
Don Forrester Pratt was a brigadier general in the United States Army who served as assistant division commander of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was the highest-ranking Allied o
Don F. Pratt
Maxwell D. Taylor
Videos
Maxwell Davenport Taylor was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat during the Cold War. He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division,
Don Pratt
…near the town of Newbury, England, on February 9, 1944, Lee suffered a major heart attack. Pratt thought that he would be chosen to succeed Lee, but Maxwell D. Taylor, then 82nd Airborne artillery commander, was given command of the 101st Airborne. For the American airborne landings as part of the Invasion of Normandy…
Official portrait, c. 1956
Taylor, pictured here on the left, receiving the Distinguished Service Order from General Sir Bernard Montgomery for gallantry in action at Carentan, France, 12 June 1944
Honor Monument at West Point
Taylor with Indonesian President Sukarno in Jakarta, Indonesia 1963