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TAYLOR, Dean - Date of
birth
12 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
McGrady, Wilkes County, North Carolina -
Hometown
McGrady, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34439672 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 18 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry M. Taylor (father)
Bettie E. (Wagoner) Taylor (mother)
Leonard O. Taylor (brother)
Oscar F. Taylor (brother)
Spencer F. Taylor (brother)
John D. Taylor (brother)
Lessie Taylor (sister)
Blanche Taylor (sister)
Paul A. Taylor (brother)
Dean Taylor (brother)
Henry H. Taylor (brother)
More information
Pfc Dean Taylor worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 14 November 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Taylor Cemetery in McGrady, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Carol J Kennedy, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Carol J Kennedy