Kenneth M. Taylor
✓ Source-basedfallingWorld War II pilot and flying Ace (1919-2006)
United StatesLived 1919 to 2006 · aged 86Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II. He was a new United States Army Air Corps second lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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A Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk similar to the planes used by Taylor and Welch
Taylor and Welch shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack
Taylor receiving the Distinguished Service Cross on January 8, 1942, for his efforts
Taylor commanded a squadron that used the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star.
Taylor's tombstone at the Arlington National CemeteryAwards 3
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Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II. He was a new United States Army Air Corps second lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, Taylor managed to get a fighter plane airborne under fire. Taylor claimed to have shot down four Japanese dive bombers but only two were confirmed. Taylor was injured during the incident and received several awards for his efforts, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart.
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