Berlin's New U.S. Commandant? -- Major-General Maxwell Taylor, Chief of Staff of the European Command and probable U.S. Commandant of Berlin, arrives at Tempelhof airfield with his wife and is greeted by Brigadier General C.K. Gailey, Junior (right). In reliable quarters, General Taylor is regarded as the most likely successor to Brigadier General Frank Howley who retires, at his own request, as Commandant of Berlin's U.S. sector. August 5, 1949.
Berlin's New U.S. Commandant? -- Major-General Maxwell Taylor, Chief of Staff of the European Command and probable U.S. Commandant of Berlin, arrives at Tempelhof airfield with his wife and is greeted by Brigadier General C.K. Gailey, Junior (right). In reliable quarters, General Taylor is regarded as the most likely successor to Brigadier General Frank Howley who retires, at his own request, as Commandant of Berlin's U.S. sector. August 5, 1949.