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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Frank Rayburn
Date of birth
6 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
McKinney, Collin County, Texas
Hometown
Fannin County, Texas

Military service

Service number
06951601
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Küstelberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 22

Immediate family

Members
Frank B. Taylor (father)
Mary A. (Kindle) Taylor (mother)
Clarence M. Taylor (brother)
Jesse W. Taylor (brother)
Mettz P. Taylor (brother)
Martin H. Taylor (brother)
Mabel E. Taylor (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Frank R. Taylor joined the Regular Army on 24 November 1939.

He was killed instantly by small arms fire in the chest.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Fred