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TAYLOR, Allan W - Date of
birth
25 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39563801 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, northeast of Gereonsweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 16 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roy L. Taylor (father)
Florence M. (Smith) Taylor (mother)
More information
T/5 Allan W. Taylor enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 March 1943 and was selected for the Officers Candidate School at Fort Eustis, Virginia. When he had completed this training, he was sent to college in Washington under the Army Specialized Training Program. When this program was disbanded, he was transferred to the infantry.After notice of his death, the soldier's parents received a letter from him dated 18 December 1944. In it he said he had been invited to spend Christmas with a family in The Netherlands with whom he had been billeted during a resting period.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / California Birth index, http://ozarks102id.org, http://infantryozark.blogspot.nl, Long Beach Independent (Long Beach, California)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Long Beach Independent (Long Beach, California), Dave Cavner