Taylor, Wayne Metcalf

1941 - 1992  (51 years)

• Name	Taylor, Wayne Metcalf
  Birth	18 Oct 1941	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TAYL.W004
  _FGRAVE	39676683
  Military Service	Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class (PFC) (E3), 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 Emblem 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   [1]
  Burial	Fritschle Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		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 d. 21 Mar 1986, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Payne, Lola Bernice 'Ponie',   b. 6 Oct 1908, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Dec 1999, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F9340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Oct 1941 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 29 Oct 1992 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Fritschle Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

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