WWII

Carlton Tom Taylor

Rate / Rank
Corporal

Birthdate
September 13 1917

Date of Death
January 27 1985

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
June 17 1942 - December 16 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Southern Philippines; Western Pacific
Pacific Theater of Operations July 11, 1944 - November 21, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia.
Camp Rucker, Alabama
Battery B, 316th Field Artillery Battalion

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars
Philippine Liberation Medal with one battle star
American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Expert (carbine)

Notes

US Army service number 34-351-584. SSN 257-18-3791. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 2, Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia. Employed by Cairo Pickle Company before entering the Army. Burial; Pinecrest Memory Gardens, Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia.