Edward "Junior" Lee Taylor, Jr.
Lavaca, Arkansas
1 of 5 Taylor brothers from Lavaca to serve Served in U.S. & Philippines
Submitted by Lavaca Historical Museum
Junior & Addie Given Heard
Edward "Junior" Lee Taylor was born the 25th of April in Branch, Franklin Co., Ar to
Edward Fanoy & Alice Lee Layman Taylor By 1930 the family had moved
to Big Creek Twsp, Sebastian Co., Ar. On the 18th of Jan 1947 Junior married
Lucille Irene Gipson from Barling, Sebastian Co., Ar.
On April 24, 1944 Junior registered for the military draft at the court house in
Sebastian County, Ar. He was 18 years old. Not much is known about his time in the sevice except
that he service was mostly in the Philippines Islands.
After the war Junior and Lucille made their home in California. Junior died at
Clovis, Fresno County, Ca. on January 17, 2019. He was buried in
Washington Colony Cemetery in Fresno, Fresno County, Ca.
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