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TAYLOR, Charles Leland Jr - Date of
birth
10 October 1919 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
00408219 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
Vries, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles L. Taylor (father)
Eleanor R. (Phillips) Taylor (mother)
John H. Taylor (brother)
William R. Taylor (brother)
Dorothy L. Taylor (sister)
Elnora D. (Hammond) Taylor (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29796 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Fieseler aircraft factory
MACR: 1761
More information
The plane was damaged by flak and fighters.He was initially buried with military honors at the cemetery of Vries on 31 August 1943.
Seven crew members were killed, three evaded capture.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Marc van den Berkmortel, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://library.blog.wku.edu/files/2013/01/composite1.jpg
