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Personal info

Full name
TAYLOR, Walter Stark
Date of birth
15 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Buffalo, New York
Hometown
Brighton, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
11073246
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Kesternich, South East of Rollesbroich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 11

Immediate family

Members
Walter N. Taylor (father)
Marian S. Taylor (mother)
Martha J. Taylor (sister)
Robert L. Taylor (brother)
Constanze A. Taylor (sister)
Frances (Cashion) Taylor (wife)
Mary A. Taylor (daughter)

More information

Pfc Walter S. Taylor enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 31 July 1942 and went overseas in October, 1944. A graduate of Brighton High School and Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., he was employed on his summer vacations by Delco Appliance Division. His father was an artillery sergeant overseas in World War 1.
He was cided as an expert infantryman.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Russ Pickett, The story of the 310th infantry regiment, 78th infantry division in the war against Germany, 1942 -1945 William E. Brubeck, Lewis S. Hollins, United States Army, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle