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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, James B
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Rutherford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
14049118
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bayreuth, North East of Nürnberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 12 31

Immediate family

Members
Robert B. Taylor (father)
Levia Taylor (mother)
Irene Taylor (sister)
Elizabeth Taylor (sister)
Annabelle Taylor (sister)

More information

Pfc James B. Taylor enlisted in Charlotte, North Carolina on 29 March 1941.
He was first buried at Block QQ, Row 6, Grave 147.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsccontentdm.oclc.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet