George W Taylor (I47243)
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| Birth | 1920  36 37 |
| Death of father | 1942 (Age 22) Walter G Taylor (I47232) (Age 58) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 12 November 1944 (Age 24) Battle of the Bulge,WWII |
| Universal Identifier | DB896EACFE7517545D0A621C86855A0DB9E3 |
| Burial | Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France |
| Last Change | 31 January 2008 - 11:39:42 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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George W. Taylor Private, U.S. Army Service # 36353573 320th Engineer Combat Battalion, 95th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Illinois Died: 11-Dec-44 Buried at: Plot A Row 22 Grave 4 Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 113.5 acres and contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II in Europe, a total of 10,489. Their headstones are arranged in nine plots in a generally elliptical design extending over the beautiful rolling terrain of eastern Lorraine and culminating in a prominent overlook feature. Most of the dead here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz toward the Siegfried Line and the Rhine River. Initially, there were over 16,000 Americans interred in the St. Avold region, mostly from the U.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored Divisions and its Cavalry Groups. St. Avold served as a vital communications center for the vast network of enemy defenses guarding the western border of the Third Reich. The memorial, which stands on a plateau to the west of the burial area, contains ceramic operations maps with narratives and service flags. High on its exterior front wall is the large figure of St. Nabor, the martyred Roman soldier overlooking the silent host. On each side of the memorial, and parallel to its front, stretch the Tablets of the Missing on which are inscribed 444 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The entire area is framed in woodland. |
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