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TAYLOR, Walter Charles - Date of
birth
22 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36748441 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter A. Taylor (father)
Minnie S. (Lux) Taylor (mother)
More information
Pvt Walter C. Taylor attended Lake Forest College.He was sent overseas in September 1944.
He is remembered at the Hillside Cemetery in Antioch, Lake County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com – Michele Olcott Divelbiss, www.newspapers.com – Chicago Tribune 20 March 1945/2 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Chicago