From "In Memorium," published by the Thomas Stineman Post No. 15 of the American Legion, Wabash, Indiana:
PAUL G. TAYLOR, private in the U.S. Army, met his death on Oct. 24, 1944 when the Japanese troop ship on which he was being transferred from the Phillippines as a prisoner of war was sunk by submarine action off the China coast. He was reported missing first and later presumed to have died at sea. Pvt. Taylor was taken prisoner during the battle for Corregidor. A native of LaFontaine (Indiana) and where he attended school, Pvt. Taylor entered service in February 1940. He was soon sent to the Phillippines where he served until the fall of that stronghold in May, 1942. Survivors include the father, Charles Taylor, Los Angeles, a sister, Mrs. Hiley Marks, and a brother, Odin Taylor, both of LaFontaine.
PAUL G. TAYLOR, private in the U.S. Army, met his death on Oct. 24, 1944 when the Japanese troop ship on which he was being transferred from the Phillippines as a prisoner of war was sunk by submarine action off the China coast. He was reported missing first and later presumed to have died at sea. Pvt. Taylor was taken prisoner during the battle for Corregidor. A native of LaFontaine (Indiana) and where he attended school, Pvt. Taylor entered service in February 1940. He was soon sent to the Phillippines where he served until the fall of that stronghold in May, 1942. Survivors include the father, Charles Taylor, Los Angeles, a sister, Mrs. Hiley Marks, and a brother, Odin Taylor, both of LaFontaine.
From "In Memorium," published by the Thomas Stineman Post No. 15 of the American Legion, Wabash, Indiana:
PAUL G. TAYLOR, private in the U.S. Army, met his death on Oct. 24, 1944 when the Japanese troop ship on which he was being transferred from the Phillippines as a prisoner of war was sunk by submarine action off the China coast. He was reported missing first and later presumed to have died at sea. Pvt. Taylor was taken prisoner during the battle for Corregidor. A native of LaFontaine (Indiana) and where he attended school, Pvt. Taylor entered service in February 1940. He was soon sent to the Phillippines where he served until the fall of that stronghold in May, 1942. Survivors include the father, Charles Taylor, Los Angeles, a sister, Mrs. Hiley Marks, and a brother, Odin Taylor, both of LaFontaine.
PAUL G. TAYLOR, private in the U.S. Army, met his death on Oct. 24, 1944 when the Japanese troop ship on which he was being transferred from the Phillippines as a prisoner of war was sunk by submarine action off the China coast. He was reported missing first and later presumed to have died at sea. Pvt. Taylor was taken prisoner during the battle for Corregidor. A native of LaFontaine (Indiana) and where he attended school, Pvt. Taylor entered service in February 1940. He was soon sent to the Phillippines where he served until the fall of that stronghold in May, 1942. Survivors include the father, Charles Taylor, Los Angeles, a sister, Mrs. Hiley Marks, and a brother, Odin Taylor, both of LaFontaine.
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Entered the service from Ohio.
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