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Wayne Earl Taylor
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Rank/Rate |
Chief Motor Machinist's Mate |
Service Number |
258 08 90 |
Birth Date |
May 7, 1918 |
From |
Hundred, West Virginia |
Decorations |
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Ship |
USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) |
Loss Date |
March 9, 1943 |
Location |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Circumstances |
Died after drinking wood alcohol while
on R & R at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel |
Remarks |
Wayne recieved the Silver Star "for his outstanding and courageous performance of duty on 10 December 1941" while serving on USS Pigeon (ASR-6).
He was previously listed on this page as serving on USS Flying Fish (SS-229), but muster rolls show that he was actually serving on USS Chanticleer. |
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer amd William Bower.
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