TAYLOR, JOHN A. Sept 15, 1944 age 31 KIA S. Pacific

JOHN ALEXANDER GEORGE TAYLOR  b. June 29, 1913 Clyde Bank, Scotland

d. Sept 15, 1944 Killed in Action Peleliu, South Pacific

Cpl 472312 USMCR

Buried Golden Gate National Cemetery, California

Parents: George & Agnes (George)

Siblings: Euphemia Coratophine, Andrew G., Richard H, Thelma E   

There is some difficulty in ensuring that this is the information for the correct John A. Taylor. Some of the difficulties encountered are he is much older than the rest, different death dates, and a general problem finding information on Marines. The Michigan casualty report indicates he was killed 10/19/44 however his grave has Sept 15, 1944. The Michigan reports have done this on others.

These Taylors came from Scotland via Canada, father George in 1926, the rest in 1927. Only the youngest two were born in Michigan. George brought the family to a home in Redford RFD #10 Beech Road. (Oddly the 1930 census list the street as Brendemere, a name never encountered on any old Redford maps.) George was a stone cutter who died in 1939 of a coronary thrombosis.

John registered for the Oct 16, 1940 when he was employed by Soloman Kanat. He was 5’8”, 140 lbs with Gray eyes and brown hair. He did seem to have married, but the name truly is hard to trace. The Marines casualty list indicate a notify party of Mr. Agnes Taylor at 5010 Hillsboro Street, Detroit. His burial location also seems somewhat irregular for its location in relation to his death and the family.