Henry Gladston Taylor
Awards and Citations: Purple Heart
Enlisted: 07/11/1941
Deceased: 08/12/1944
Location: Barenton, Normandy, France
Hometown: Garner road, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
Army Serial Number: 34089455
Burial: Corinth Cemetery Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Plot: –
GPS (lat/lon): –
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Biografische informatie
Location grave Corporal Henry G Taylor at the Corinth Cemetery:
Where and how was Corporal Henry G Taylor killed in action?
All Companies were employed as infantry in the area north of Barentan 8 August until 16 August. This was one of the hottest areas yet reached. Capt. George Youngblood, CO of Co. ”D”, and a demolition squad in the face of enemy fire blew a bridge in Lonlay-l’Abbaye on 8 August which halted an enemy column and enabled its destruction by friendly airplanes, thus earning his first Silver Star Medal. His patrols also demolished two bridges near Rouellé to nights later. Meanwhile, near Barenton, Co. ”B” under Division Reserve sent its platoons in line on the West of town, and to the north .
Co. ”C” had its platoons clearing mines, setting up road blocks, ands working with the Infantry . the 1st Platoon, working with Co. ”H”, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment on what became known to the men as “Purple Heart Hill”, had their first introduction to the “Screaming-Mimi” (Nebelwerfer) and suffered several casualties. In all, one man was killed and 13 wounded. (source: 17th Armored unit History)
The book “Hell on Wheels 2nd Armored Division 1942-1945” by Donald Houston mentions an operation with the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion, D Company.
The division was orderd to attack the norh on August 12, cutting the Ger-Mortain road, while Division Reserve was to take over and defend the Comabat Command B zone. The attack by the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment started at 11:00 AM, the terrain was so rugged that the tanks could support the infantrymen ony from a distance.
The left flank was caught in intense artillery fire and small arms fire. The attack continued to the Night. Seeking something to divert the enemy’s attentio, General Brooks conceived a plan to destroy the enemy escape routes deep in to their own territory. To carry it out he designated a platoon from A Compny of the 82nd Recon supported by Captain George L Youngblood of the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion, D Company. The patrol reached the bridge at Loulay ‘l Abbaye and silently prepared to destroy it. The bridge was destroyed including some nearby houses. The explosion brought instantanious reaction from nearby tanks and infantry. The Hell on Wheelers hid to the woods, an captured some 65 Germans who entered their area. The small taskforce returned to their lines the next day.
It is not known in what Company Corporal Henry G Taylor was in so we can’t tell specific what happend to him. The sources mentioned “one man killed” in this period in August 1944, our research revealed that there are five 17th Engineers killed in august 1944.
Was Corporal Henry G Taylor part of the D Company on August the 12th 1944 special taskforce on the day he got killed? It well could be but nontheless he also could have been killed on “Purple Heart Hill” (Hill 329), hopefully one day we find out.
The region the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion were active in was around Barenton, Normandy, France.
Region where Harold J Blackford died:
Official casualty list
Temporary grave at he Le Chêne-Guérin American Cemetary in Normandy France:
The location of the house in the year where Henry G Taylor lived with the family, as an 15 year old boy:
Adress: Garner road, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
US Sensus 1930
Name | Henry G Taylor | |||
Event Type | Census | |||
Event Date | 1930 | |||
Event Place | Garner, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States | |||
Gender | Male | |||
Age | 15 | |||
Marital Status | Single | |||
Race | White | |||
Race (Original) | White | |||
Relationship to Head of Household | Son | |||
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) | Son | |||
Birth Year (Estimated) | 1915 | |||
Birthplace | Georgia | |||
Father’s Birthplace | Georgia | |||
Mother’s Birthplace | Georgia | |||
Sheet Letter | A | |||
Sheet Number | 8 |
Household |
Role |
Sex |
Age |
Birthplace |
Maud I Taylor | Head | F | 48 | Georgia |
James S Taylor | Son | M | 21 | Georgia |
Jewell V Taylor | Daughter | F | 19 | Georgia |
Henry G Taylor | Son | M | 15 | Georgia |
Ruby A Taylor | Daughter | F | 13 | Georgia |
Sara O Taylor | Daughter | F | 11 | Georgia |
Grady E Taylor | Son | M | 6 | Georgia |
Maud I Taylor | Female | 48 | Widowed | White | Head | 1882 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
James S Taylor | Male | 21 | Single | White | Son | 1909 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
Jewell V Taylor | Female | 19 | Single | White | Daughter | 1911 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
Henry G Taylor | Male | 15 | Single | White | Son | 1915 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
Ruby A Taylor | Female | 13 | Single | White | Daughter | 1917 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
Sara O Taylor | Female | 11 | Single | White | Daughter | 1919 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 | |||
Grady E Taylor | Male | 6 | Single | White | Son | 1924 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | A | 8 |
Family
Parents
James Emmett Taylor
1876–1926
Maude Iantha Puckett Taylor
1881–1968
Siblings
Nancy “Pearl” Taylor Corley*
1907–2000
James Stewart Taylor*
1908–1964
Jewell ”Judy” Taylor O’Neal*
1910–2007
Ruby Annette Taylor Collins*
1917–1978
Opal Sarah Taylor Hanson*
1919–1986
Grady Emmett Taylor*
1923–1995
Enlistment details
Name | Henry G Taylor | |||
Name (Original) | TAYLOR HENRY G | |||
Event Type | Military Service | |||
Event Date | 07 Nov 1941 | |||
Event Place | Ft Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |||
Race | White | |||
Citizenship Status | citizen | |||
Birth Year | 1914 | |||
Birthplace | GEORGIA | |||
Education Level | 1 year of high school | |||
Civilian Occupation | Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c. | |||
Marital Status | Single, without dependents | |||
Military Rank | Private | |||
Army Branch | Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA | |||
Army Component | Selectees (Enlisted Men) | |||
Source Reference | Civil Life | |||
Serial Number | 34089455 |
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Research © by: Martijn Brandjes
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