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TAYLOR, William C - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Jones County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34426265 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Kleinreifling, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence F. Taylor (father)
Beulah B. Taylor (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3144 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 4197
More information
Sgt William C. Taylor attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 21 September 1942.S/Sgt John E. P. Mullally:
"Airplane #144’s #1 engine was smoking and dropped back out of formation. Ten enemy fighters attacked from 5,6 and 7 o’clock. The plane started down after the third fighter had completed his attack. Apparently the men at the controls tried to straighten the plane out of its dive. When the ship snapped back to an almost level position it broke in two. Several men fell out, but no chutes were observed opening, and it is doubtful if any of the crew survived."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
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