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GARY LYNN TAYLOR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 18, 1950 – May 24, 1970
Service recordGary Lynn Taylor, of Cincinnati, Ohio, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 24, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 93
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Firefighter (51M)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 18, 1950
- Home of record
- Cincinnati, Ohio (Hamilton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 24, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date May 24, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 93
- NICHOLAS WHITTIER VROOMANSpecialist Four · May 24, 1970
- TOMMIE RAY ANGELLance Corporal · May 25, 1970
- ERNEST CLAUDE BALLANDStaff Sergeant · May 25, 1970
- CHARLES EDWARD BATCHELORCorporal · May 25, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RONALD MICHAEL BLUEStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 89
- DENNIE LYNN CARNETTSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 89
- PETER WARREN GILMOREStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 90
- REUBEN ANTHONY LESSSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 90
- SAMMY RAY MORRISONSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 91
- NICHOLAS EUGENE THOELESergeant · Panel 10W, Line 92
From Cincinnati
- ROBERT DAVID BENNETTCaptain · November 5, 1962
- TOM WARDSergeant First Class · August 20, 1964
- KENNETH EDWARD HUMELieutenant Commander · March 29, 1965
- JAMES MELVEN PENNYPrivate First Class · July 15, 1965
- GENE RAYMOND GOLLAHONLieutenant · August 13, 1965
- LEONARD FREDERICK VOGT JRCommander · September 18, 1965
- CLARENCE HENRY GRAYStaff Sergeant · October 5, 1965
- EDWARD KEMPPrivate First Class · October 23, 1965
- CHARLES R DAVIS JRSpecialist Five · November 1, 1965
- TOMMY ALLEN DOAKPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.