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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Harold F
Date of birth
2 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
Hometown
East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36570821
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Farmhouse 't Lerkendael
Wylerbaan, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Taylor (father)
Marie Taylor (mother)
Ruth Taylor (sister)
Marion Taylor (sister)
Victor Taylor (brother)
Arthur Taylor Jr. (brother)

More information

In October 1995, his brother Victor visited his grave with his family.

In 2006, Pfc Harold Taylor's canteen cup with his name on it was found at the farmhouse.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.specialforcesroh.com, Rick Hermsen, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Draft Cards for Young Men, newspapers.com - Daily Monitor Leader (Mount Clemens, Michigan) - 17 October 1944

Photo source: Peter Schouteten