Name:
Alex A. Taylor
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Lapwai Mission Cemetery, Spalding, Idaho
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Alex A. Taylor, 24 years of age, was born on February 12, 1920. He served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Sergeant during World War II. Alex was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Lapwai Mission Cemetery, Spalding, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA.