Name:
Donald Willis Taylor
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
16150159
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-06
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Michigan
Plot:
Sec A Lot 23
Row:
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Comments:
Donald Willis Taylor was born on July 24, 1921 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of #42-37886 "Blitzing Betsy" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 6, 1944 and is now buried in the Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA. SSgt Taylor was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.