Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. His wife had heard from friends that he had died before she received official notification from the War Dept. Six months later while at the Broadway Theater in uptown Charlotte, she saw a quick glance of him in a foxhole on Iwo Jima. The manager of the Broadway, E. J. Norman, snipped the 2 negatives from the reel of film and had enlargements made for Mrs. Taylor. She wanted them for her young daughter, who had never seen her father. His memorial service was at the Hutchinson Ave. Baptist Church.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-4-1945

Biographical Notes:

Date of Birth:

5/11/1922

Birthplace:

Union County, NC

Military Branch:

Marines Enlisted: 3-24-1943

Family Details:

Katherine Foster Taylor, married on 8-1-1943, 716 Kennedy St., Charlotte, NC

Elizabeth Ann Taylor 716 Kennedy St., Charlotte, NC

Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Taylor - Waxhaw, NC

Arthur Taylor - Charlotte, NC, De Witte Taylor - Charlotte, NC, Elizabeth Taylor - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Eula Helms - Monroe, NC, Mrs. Naoma Burnette - Charlotte, NC

First Name:

Robert

KIA / MIA Place:

Iwo Jima

KIA Date:

3/3/1945

Last Name:

Taylor

Middle Name:

Military Details:

Parris Island, SC, Quantico, VA, Pacific Theater

Military Rank:

Private First Class

Source:

Newsprint

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: