The son of Leonard H. Taylor and Gwendolyn H Taylor of Birmingham AL, Robert enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 10, 1967. Arriving in Vietnam on Decemeber 18, he was assigned for duty with Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On the morning of February 6, 1968 CAP B-4 came under attack with an enemy force and requested assistance. Company D, nearby on Hill 47 deployed a two squad reaction force supported by an M48A1 Tank to the scene of the battle. Approaching the hamlet La Chau the Tank struck a mine and was disabled, the Marines were taken under enemy fire by heavy automatic weapons and small arms.
On the left flank, across route 5, just west of La Chau Marines of Company D were also engaged in a fire fight with an enemy force, the battles continued until darkness fell when the men set up defensive positionsfor the night.
The fire fights resulted in the deaths of eight Marines, and one USN Corpsmen, as well as twenty three men had been wounded. One of the casualties who did not survive was PFC Taylor who was killed in action by enemy small arms fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Larry Warren Stull
James Alvin Johnson - Died of Wounds
Casualties: D
Joe William Greene
Douglas Holtz Griffin
Glen Thomas Lunsford
Ronald Edwards Morris
Philip Louis Salinas
Gary Lee Tallentire
Robert Hildreth Taylor
Henry Arthur Wright
On the morning of February 6, 1968 CAP B-4 came under attack with an enemy force and requested assistance. Company D, nearby on Hill 47 deployed a two squad reaction force supported by an M48A1 Tank to the scene of the battle. Approaching the hamlet La Chau the Tank struck a mine and was disabled, the Marines were taken under enemy fire by heavy automatic weapons and small arms.
On the left flank, across route 5, just west of La Chau Marines of Company D were also engaged in a fire fight with an enemy force, the battles continued until darkness fell when the men set up defensive positionsfor the night.
The fire fights resulted in the deaths of eight Marines, and one USN Corpsmen, as well as twenty three men had been wounded. One of the casualties who did not survive was PFC Taylor who was killed in action by enemy small arms fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Larry Warren Stull
James Alvin Johnson - Died of Wounds
Casualties: D
Joe William Greene
Douglas Holtz Griffin
Glen Thomas Lunsford
Ronald Edwards Morris
Philip Louis Salinas
Gary Lee Tallentire
Robert Hildreth Taylor
Henry Arthur Wright
The son of Leonard H. Taylor and Gwendolyn H Taylor of Birmingham AL, Robert enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 10, 1967. Arriving in Vietnam on Decemeber 18, he was assigned for duty with Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On the morning of February 6, 1968 CAP B-4 came under attack with an enemy force and requested assistance. Company D, nearby on Hill 47 deployed a two squad reaction force supported by an M48A1 Tank to the scene of the battle. Approaching the hamlet La Chau the Tank struck a mine and was disabled, the Marines were taken under enemy fire by heavy automatic weapons and small arms.
On the left flank, across route 5, just west of La Chau Marines of Company D were also engaged in a fire fight with an enemy force, the battles continued until darkness fell when the men set up defensive positionsfor the night.
The fire fights resulted in the deaths of eight Marines, and one USN Corpsmen, as well as twenty three men had been wounded. One of the casualties who did not survive was PFC Taylor who was killed in action by enemy small arms fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Larry Warren Stull
James Alvin Johnson - Died of Wounds
Casualties: D
Joe William Greene
Douglas Holtz Griffin
Glen Thomas Lunsford
Ronald Edwards Morris
Philip Louis Salinas
Gary Lee Tallentire
Robert Hildreth Taylor
Henry Arthur Wright
On the morning of February 6, 1968 CAP B-4 came under attack with an enemy force and requested assistance. Company D, nearby on Hill 47 deployed a two squad reaction force supported by an M48A1 Tank to the scene of the battle. Approaching the hamlet La Chau the Tank struck a mine and was disabled, the Marines were taken under enemy fire by heavy automatic weapons and small arms.
On the left flank, across route 5, just west of La Chau Marines of Company D were also engaged in a fire fight with an enemy force, the battles continued until darkness fell when the men set up defensive positionsfor the night.
The fire fights resulted in the deaths of eight Marines, and one USN Corpsmen, as well as twenty three men had been wounded. One of the casualties who did not survive was PFC Taylor who was killed in action by enemy small arms fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Larry Warren Stull
James Alvin Johnson - Died of Wounds
Casualties: D
Joe William Greene
Douglas Holtz Griffin
Glen Thomas Lunsford
Ronald Edwards Morris
Philip Louis Salinas
Gary Lee Tallentire
Robert Hildreth Taylor
Henry Arthur Wright
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