Taylor, David Earl

1918 - 2001  (83 years)

• Name	Taylor, David Earl
  		David E. Taylor (1918-2001)
  Birth	14 Jan 1918	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Licensed Embalmer, Insurance Agent  [4]
  	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)
  Reference Number	TAYL.D001  [4]
  _FGRAVE	18363665
  Death	6 Apr 2001	Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  	Cause: Cancer
  	David died at 1:23 am at the Memorial Medical Center following an operation for colon cancer.
  Funeral	9 May 2001	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Funeral Card, Taylor, David E.
  Military Service	World War II, Pharmachist's Mate Third Class (PHM3), USS Consolation AH-15, United States Navy  [3, 6]
  	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
  		USS Consolation (AH-15), United States Navy
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Farragut State Park, Idaho
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Taylor, David Earl (1918-2001)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, David Earl Taylor (1918-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Navy Shield
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 23 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Burial	9 May 2001	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  	Buried with full military rites
  		Headstone, Taylor, David E.
  		Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D.
  Person ID	I149	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Taylor, Earl   d. Bef 6 Apr 2001
  Mother	McKnight, Grace   d. Bef 6 Apr 2001
  Marriage	3 Feb 1951	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [7]
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Duff, Helen D.,   b. 7 Dec 1918, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Nov 1982, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1939	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 5 months - She : 20 years and 6 months.
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gray, Elsie Leona,   b. 27 Nov 1929, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 19 Jan 2014, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1983	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 5, 8]
  	Leona's obituary says they were married in Clay City, Illinois.
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 9 months - She : 53 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jan 1918 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 4 Jun 1939 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 2 Oct 1983 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 6 Apr 2001 - Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Funeral - 9 May 2001 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 9 May 2001 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Dave and Leona Taylor Contributed by Debra (McDowell) Blank

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Taylor, David E., 83, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 09 April 2001) (Reliability: 2). [S283] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363670/helen_d-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S284] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, David E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363665/david-e-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S282] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Taylor, David E., 83, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 09 April 2001). [S18] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rinehart, Elsie Leona, 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123761593/elsie_leona_mcdowell_taylor_rinehart), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14715] World War II Honoree, David Earl Taylor, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2300620) (Reliability: 2). [S296] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gray, Mary E., 86, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24769505/mary-e-gray), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5] The County Commoner (Noble, Illinois), Obituary, Gray, Bill J., 58, (The County Commoner (Noble, Illinois), page 3, 13 Aug 1996), none. (Reliability: 2).