| 3. |  Taylor, David Earl  (1.Grace1) was born on 14 Jan 1918 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 6 Apr 2001 in Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; was buried on 9 May 2001 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Licensed Embalmer, Insurance Agent
- Reference Number: TAYL.D001
- _FGRAVE: 18363665
- Military Service: World War II, Pharmachist's Mate Third Class (PHM3), USS Consolation AH-15, United States Navy
- Funeral: 9 May 2001, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
He was a licensed embalmer for 50 years, a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, rural Clay City; the past Village Clerk for Clay City, a member of the Clay City Lions Club, the Clay City American Legion, AF & AM No. 488 of Clay City, and the Clay County Shrine.
Occupation:
Entered active service on October 29, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho. Assigned, in turn, to Naval Convalescent Hospital, Sun Valley, Ketchum, Idaho; Naval Advance Base Personnel Depot, San Bruno, California; and Naval Receiving Station, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. Served aboard the hospital ship USS Consolation AH-15 as a Pharmacist's Mate. Honorably discharged as a Pharmacist's Mate Third Class on December 28, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) (Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com)
Military Service:
Entered active service on October 29, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho. Assigned, in turn, to Naval Convalescent Hospital, Sun Valley, Ketchum, Idaho; Naval Advance Base Personnel Depot, San Bruno, California; and Naval Receiving Station, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory Of Hawaii. Served aboard the hospital ship USS Consolation AH-15 as a pharmacist's mate. Honorably discharged as a Pharmacist's Mate Third Class on December 28, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2300620
Died:
David died at 1:23 am at the Memorial Medical Center following an operation for colon cancer.
Buried:
Buried with full military rites
David married Duff, Helen D. on 4 Jun 1939 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Helen (daughter of Duff, Robert Earl and Raley, Maggie R. 'Dot') was born on 7 Dec 1918 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 9 Nov 1982 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Nov 1982 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
David married Gray, Elsie Leona on 2 Oct 1983 in Wayne County, Illinois. Elsie (daughter of Gray, John Jasper and Mitchell, Mary Elsie) was born on 27 Nov 1929 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 19 Jan 2014 in Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jan 2014 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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