Keytesville, Missouri
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Keytesville is a city in and the county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 as of the 2020 census.
Chariton County's second courthouse. It replaced one destroyed by Confederate raiders during the Civil War.
Keytesville school, built in 1889
A portion of the Keytesville business district in 1896
Sneed's Hotel, Keytesville, 1896
Maxwell D. Taylor
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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,
Keytesville, Missouri
…county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 as of the 2020 census. Keytesville is the hometown of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, who commanded the "Screaming Eagles" 101st Airborne division during the Normandy invasion of World War II. Confederate General Sterling Price, who…
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