Taylor, Tony Ray

1946 - 1989  (42 years)

• Name	Taylor, Tony Ray
  Birth	18 Dec 1946  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TAYL.T003
  _FGRAVE	100707756
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army  [1]
  		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Vietnam War, United States Army NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to…
  		Specialist (abbreviated as SPC) (paygrade E-4), United States Army (1985-2019) Initially, Specialist 3rd Class (SP3) (E-3), United States Army, (Mar 1955 - Sep 1959) Later, Specialist 4th Class (SP4) (E-4), United States Army, (Sep 1958 - 1985) Can manage other enlisted Soldiers of lower rank. Has served a minimum of two years and attended a specific training class to earn this promotion. People…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  Death	5 Jan 1989  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Scott Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Taylor, Tony Ray
  		Headstone, Taylor, Tony Ray
  Person ID	I20650	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Taylor, Verl Ray 'Pop',   b. 3 Feb 1921, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 16 Dec 2012, Way-Fair Nursing Home, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Benson, Beulah Ann,   b. 12 Jul 1924, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Apr 2010, Way-Fair Nursing Home, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1942	St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Scott Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5670] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, Tony Ray, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100707756/tony-ray-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2201] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, Beulah Ann, 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50999754/beulah-ann-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2203] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, Verl R. "Pop", 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102255807/verl-ray-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2204] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Illinois), Obituary, Perry, Koby Duanne, 43, (http://www.remembering-when.com/olneydailymail/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3481] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Benson, Alva E., 76, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Benson&GSiman=1&GScid=1322401&GRid=75218269&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2202] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, Beulah Ann and Verl Ray, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50999754/beulah-ann-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2).