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Private First Class Harold F Taylor
| Name | Harold F Taylor |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Army Serial # | 32955951 |
| State | New Jersey |
| Date of death | 1945-04-13 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | D, 18, 10 |
| Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, Google Maps |
| Unit | 83rd Signal Company, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Remarks | Rudy Zamula, original member of the 83rd Signal Company remembers the following
on Harold Taylor: I heard of Harold's death shortly after the event. I was told that Harold and several other 83rd Signal GI's saw some German soldiers across a canal, presumably guarding a military hospital. The story was that they would get a crack at the Infantry experience as the war ended. As Signal linemen, we were sometimes shot at or exposed to artillery fire, but we didn't get a chance to shoot back. We had carbines, but most of the time we left them on the 1/4 ton pickup truck. Unfortunately, the German snipers hit first. From the 83rd Signal Unit Journal for May 1945: May 7. Pfc Harold F. Taylor awarded the Bronze Star Medal Posthumously for meritorious service per General Order Number 87, Hqs 83rd Infantry Division dated 3 May 1945. The complete commendation can be seen here. All information provided for by Rudy Zamula |
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