Taylor, Elmer W., 2nd Lt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group
Service Years
1942 - 1944
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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1918
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Last Address
Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy

Date of Passing
Jun 02, 1944
 
Location of Interment
Homewood Cemetery - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section: 12, Lot: 25 R2, Grave: 48

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Tuskegee AirmenIn the Line of Duty
  1944, Tuskegee Airmen - Assoc. Page
  2015, In the Line of Duty


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He died when his airplane crashed during a training mission.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100413-023.pdf
Book: "Red Tails, Black Wings", The Men of America's Black Air Force, by John B. Holway, Yucca Tree Press, 1997, p 133.

   


WWII - European Theater of Operations/Anzio Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
May / 1944

Description
(Anzio Campaign 22 January to 24 May 1944) On January 1944, in conjunction with a frontal assault, the Allies attempted to turn the Gustav Line by landing troops at Anzio. But the frontal attack failed, and the Allies were unable to break out of the beachhead at Anzio until the Gustav Line was breached in May 1944.
 
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
May / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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