Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. General Alfred M. Gruenther arriving in Washington DC

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. General Alfred M. Gruenther arriving in Washington DC

1956

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VS, MATS airplane with Gen. Gruenther aboard arrives at National Aipport. Gen. descends from plane and is greeted by Sherman Adams, Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Secretary of Army, Wilber M. Brucker, and members of the press. VS, official party standing at "present arms". VS, Gen. Gruenther and party troop the Honor Guard. Gen. Gruenther delivering statement to newsmen. Text concerns turnover of the NATO Command to Gen. Lauris Norstad and the situation in Europe. He continues with his views of and his faith in the NATO organization and comments on his new Red Cross assignment; question and answer period follows on the International situation. Egypt-Europe. VS, Gen. and party leaving airport in limousine. CU, Gruenther and Brucker shake hands. Note: Honor Guard wearing dress blues.

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National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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Gruenther, Alfred M. (Alfred Maximilian), 1899-1983

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Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (1899-1983) was a military officer, educator, bridge expert, and author. Nicknamed "the Brain" by colleagues, Gruenther was respected worldwide for his extraordinary analytical and strategic skills as a staff officer and soldier-diplomat. Gruenther's career of nearly forty years in the U.S. Army reached a pinnacle in 1951, when he was named chief of staff at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters and became, at fifty-three years of age, the youngest fo...

Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.[1] 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 F. Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and of military historian ...

Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968

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Prosecuting attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan, attorney general of Michigan, 1929-1931, governor, 1931-1932, general counsel to the Department of Defense during the Army-McCarthy Hearing, 1954-1955, and Secretary of the Army, 1955-1961. From the description of Wilber M. Brucker papers, 1877-1968. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421623 Wilber Marion Brucker, government official and governor, was born in Saginaw, Michigan, June 23, 1894, the son...