Military Veterans

Celebration of Freedom panel

Walter Lee Taylor, Jr

Date of Birth

18 September 1949

Date of Death

14 April 1970

Brick Location

Eagle Side

Panel Number

13B

Biography

Specialist 4 Walter Taylor was killed in action (KIA) in the Vietnam War.  Unit:  HHT, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, I Field Force, USARV.  Location:  Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam.  Medals/Citations:  Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Our nation honors the courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty and country of its Vietnam veterans.  —Inscription at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Branch:

U.S. Army

Awards and Medals

Years

Vietnam War