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Kenneth Marlar Taylor (December 23, 1919 – November 25, 2006) was a new United States Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, he 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_M._Taylor
http://www.historynet.com/american-aviators-aloft-pearl-harbor.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_M._Taylor
http://www.historynet.com/american-aviators-aloft-pearl-harbor.htm
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Almost matter of fact the way in which he describes the tremendous courage and heroism with which he & his buddy gave the nips an idea of what was to come as a result of their misadventure against US at Pearl Harbor. Very inspiring.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell thanks for the share on Lt. Taylor. I don't recall his story in any of my prior readings. First hand account of this famous day.
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