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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Garland Burnley
Date of birth
12 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia
Hometown
Arlington County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13143688
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 27

Immediate family

Members
Frank M. Taylor (father)
Alice (Peyton) Taylor (mother)

More information

Staff Sergeant Garland B. Taylor was a Pastor and worked at the Hercules Powder Plant, Radford, Virginia.

S/Sgt Garland B. Taylor enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 14 June 1943.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 121st Inf Reg 8th Div 1 - 30 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Alan Shotwell