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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Ralph Catharma
Date of birth
4 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee
Hometown
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34984081
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Near Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Catharma Z. Taylor (father)
Viola E. (Grider) Taylor (mother)
Edna F. Taylor (sister)
Martha L. Taylor (sister)
Etta A. Taylor (sister)
Zella L. Taylor (sister)
Harvey D. Taylor (brother)
Vida S. Taylor (sister)
Bernice B. Taylor (sister)
Willard E. Taylor (brother)
Wendell S. Taylor (brother)
Lois A. (Marler) Taylor (wife)
Elizabeth L. Taylor (daughter)

More information

Pvt Ralph C. Taylor was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Tennessee on 22 March 1944.

He is also remembered at the Garrison Cemetery in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee and at the Kiuka Cemetery in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Miller Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Alana Morgan / Jayanna Jones / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S / GHB / Alana Morgan / Jayanna Jones