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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Arthur Lee
Date of birth
22 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Hickman County, Tennessee
Hometown
Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34287317
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lipperscheid - Hoscheid, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 83

Immediate family

Members
Levi L. Taylor (father)
Ora M. (Turner) Taylor (mother)
Amy Taylor (sister)
Mary L. Taylor (sister)
William E. Taylor (brother)
Mary E. (Mangrum) Taylor (wife)
Joyce A. Taylor (daughter)

More information

Pfc. Arthur L. Taylor attended Waverly Central High School and was a sales clerk.

He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 23 June 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Facebook - courtesy of Debbie Holloman