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JERRY LEE TAYLOR
Captain · U.S. Army
September 19, 1932 – February 17, 1964
Service recordJerry Lee Taylor, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 17, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 44
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- September 19, 1932
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 17, 1964
- Age
- 31
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 17, 1964. In February 1964, 11 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 44
- BILLY MORRISON SMITHSpecialist Five · November 8, 1963
- WILLIAM ALBERT REIDSpecialist Five · February 16, 1964
- BERNARD FRANCIS LUKASIKCaptain · February 19, 1964
- WALTER LEWIS GLASSMajor · February 28, 1964
- PAUL ARTHUR WILDAUERLieutenant Commander · March 2, 1964
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- PALMER BEACH MILESSergeant · 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.