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Taylor, Wayne Metcalf

Taylor, Wayne Metcalf

Male 1941 - 1992  (51 years)


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  • Name Taylor, Wayne Metcalf 
    Birth 18 Oct 1941  Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number TAYL.W004 
    _FGRAVE 39676683 
    Military Service Private First Class, United States Army  [1
    United States Army
    Private First Class (abbreviated as PFC) (pay grade E-3), United States Army


    (Sep 1959-May 1968)


    PFCs are promoted to this level after one year or earlier by request of supervisor. Individual can begin Basic Combat Training (BCT) at this level with experience or prior military training. Carries out orders issued to them to the best of his/her ability.
    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…
    Death 29 Oct 1992  Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Fritschle Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Taylor, Wayne Metcalf
    Headstone, Taylor, Wayne Metcalf
    Person ID I20850  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 

    Father Taylor, Earl Cannon,   b. 22 Nov 1904, Maysville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1986, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Payne, Lola Bernice 'Ponie',   b. 6 Oct 1908, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1999, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F9340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Oct 1941 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Oct 1992 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fritschle Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Wayne was in the signal corps and a photographer, he was based in Ankara, Turkey and loaded cameras on Gary Powers U-2 plane that was shot down by Russia.

      After his time in the Army he worked for his father in the family owned print shop. Wayne was an outstanding photographer and ran and operated the offset printing.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5743] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, Wayne Metcalf, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39676683/wayne-metcalf-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S5731] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, Lola Payne and Earl Cannon, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39555863/lola-bernice-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2).