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RAYMOND NOVELL TAYLOR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 14, 1951 – May 2, 1970
Service recordRaymond Novell Taylor, of Indian Head, Maryland, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 89
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- March 14, 1951
- Home of record
- Indian Head, Maryland (Charles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 89
- MICHAEL BANARD VARNADOChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 2, 1970
- DONALD LEE VOORHEESSergeant First Class · May 2, 1970
- ROBERT MILTON YOUNGCaptain · May 2, 1970
- WILLIE BEDFORDPrivate · May 3, 1970
From Indian Head
- RONALD BAKERSergeant · January 19, 1968
- THOMAS S WOODLAND JRPrivate First Class · April 2, 1968
- ROBERT ALBERT PAINTER JRSpecialist Four · September 26, 1970
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.