William Bryden was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, and World War II, he attained the rank of major general a
Bryden circa 1941, when he was the army's Deputy Chief of Staff
Bryden at the time of his 1900 appointment to West Point
National Archives photo, circa 1918
From 1950's The United States Army in World War II – The War Department: Chief of Staff; Prewar Plans and Preparations
Joseph Taggart McNarney was a four-star general in the United States Army and in the United States Air Force, who served as Military Governor of occupied Germany.
William Bryden
…assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army, succeeding Lorenzo D. Gasser. In May 1941, he received promotion to major general. After Joseph T. McNarney succeeded him as deputy chief of staff in March 1942, Bryden commanded the Fourth Corps Area, later redesignated the Fourth Service Command until…
Lieutenant General Joseph T. McNarney, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, inspects Honor Guard of MPs during his tour of the Fifth Army front at the 92nd Division sector, 4 January 1945