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Keith Taylor

First Name: 
Keith
Middle Name: 
H.
Last Name: 
Taylor
Date of Birth: 
10/1/1923

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was returning from a routine combat training flight piloting a C-47 troop carrier plane. He was killed when the plane crashed. His funeral was at Enderly park Baptist church on 9-24-1944. Internment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Charlotte.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-22-1944

Personal Details

Biographical Notes: 
Burwell & Dunn, Navy Shell Plant - Charlotte member, Enderly Park Baptist Church
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Taylor - 2422 Arty Ave., Charlotte, NC

Joe Taylor - 2422 Arty Ave. Charlotte, NC, William Taylor, Flight Officer - Maxwell Field, AL

Mrs. A. F. Taylor of Maiden, NC - grandmother

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps
Military Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
KIA Date: 
9/21/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
near Memphis, TN
Military Details: 
Lubbock, TX, Malden Army Air Field, Malden, MO,
Awards: 
Commissioned in Lubbock, TX - 5/23/1944, Wings awarded in Lubbock, TX - 5/23/1944
Source: 

Newsprint and Y.M.C.A. information