Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Welton I. Taylor Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 184th Field Artillery Regiment; 931st Field Artillery Battalion; 2nd Army Air Force Liaison Training Detachment; 596th Field Artillery Battalion, 93rd Infantry Division; Illinois Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Custer, Michigan; Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Camp Gordon, Georgia; Pittsburg, Kansas; Camp Clipper, California; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Morotai Island; Pacific Theater; Chicago, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/53841
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About this Item
Title
- Welton I. Taylor Collection
Names
- unknown
- Taylor, Welton I.
- Murray, Thomas G
Home State
- Illinois
Headings
- - Taylor, Welton I.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 184th Field Artillery Regiment; 931st Field Artillery Battalion; 2nd Army Air Force Liaison Training Detachment; 596th Field Artillery Battalion, 93rd Infantry Division; Illinois Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Custer, Michigan; Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Camp Gordon, Georgia; Pittsburg, Kansas; Camp Clipper, California; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Morotai Island; Pacific Theater; Chicago, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Major
- Dates of Service: 1941-1953
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a liaison pilot.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2007-03-19; 2013-06-06)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2015)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2012)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-03-19; 2007-06-19)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [5 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-2006)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/53841
Cite as
- Welton I. Taylor Collection (AFC/2001/001/53841), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Clipper, California
- Camp Forrest, Tennessee
- Camp Gordon, Georgia
- Chicago, Illinois
- Fort Custer, Michigan
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Morotai Island
- New Guinea
- Pacific Theater
- Pittsburg, Kansas
Service Unit
- 184th Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Army Air Force Liaison Training Detachment
- 596th Field Artillery Battalion
- 931st Field Artillery Battalion
- 93rd Infantry Division
- Illinois Army National Guard