FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Karl G Taylor, Sr ~ 20 March 2017

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Karl G. Taylor, Sr.
Information from here.

           

Karl Gorman Taylor, Sr. (July 14, 1939 – December 8, 1968) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his actions in Vietnam in December 1968.

Karl Taylor was born on July 14, 1939 in Laurel, Maryland. He graduated from Arundel Junior High School in 1953, then attended Arundel Senior High School for three years until 1956. After leaving high school, he was employed by a construction company as a Tournapull-Scraper Operator. In 1961, he received a high school equivalency diploma from the Armed Forces Institute in Madison, Wisconsin.

He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps along with his brother, Walter William Taylor, at Recruiting Station Baltimore on January 15, 1959. Upon completion of recruit training with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, he went on to infantry combat training with the 1st Infantry Training Regiment, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. After completing infantry training in July 1959, he was assigned duty as a rifleman, section leader, and a platoon guide, successively, with Company A, 1st Battalion 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. He was promoted to private first class on July 1, 1959; to Lance Corporal on March 1, 1960; and to Corporal on October 24, 1960. From January until February 1962, he attended the Drill Instructor School at Parris Island, then served as a Drill Instructor at 2nd Recruit Training Battalion until January 1963.

After this enlistment tour was over, Cpl Taylor returned to inactive duty for three months and was with the 4th Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District at Philadelphia. On March 26, 1963, he returned to active duty at Marine Corps Base Quantico, and served as Assistant Police Sergeant and, later, Police Sergeant, Guard Company, Service Battalion, Marine Corps Schools. He was promoted to sergeant on December 1, 1963.

Transferred to the 3rd Marine Division, in August 1964, Sgt Taylor saw a one-year tour of duty in the Vietnam war as rocket section leader and platoon guide, with Company G, 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines. Reassigned to Sub Unit #2, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, in August 1965, he served as an instructor for the NCO Leadership School until the following November.

Upon his return to the United States in January 1966, Sgt Taylor returned to Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, for duty as Candidate Company Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Sergeant of Company A, Officer Candidate School. He was promoted to staff sergeant on September 1, 1966. In February 1968, he returned to the Far East and the 3rd Marine Division, this time for duty as platoon Sergeant and Company Gunnery Sergeant of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment. While participating in Operation Meade River on December 8, 1968, he was mortally wounded, while charging an enemy machine gun bunker to allow his platoon to rescue wounded Marines. He was able to take out the enemy position just before he was killed. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

On February 16, 1971, President Richard Nixon, in a White House ceremony, presented SSgt Taylor's Medal of Honor to his family — his wife, daughter, age 8, and two sons, age 7 and 4.

He was buried in Independence Cemetery at Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

 

The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to

STAFF SERGEANT KARL G. TAYLOR UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following CITATION:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Company Gunnery Sergeant during Operation MEADE RIVER in the Republic of Vietnam on the night of 8 December 1968. Informed that the commander of the lead platoon had been mortally wounded when his unit was pinned down by a heavy volume of enemy fire, Staff Sergeant Taylor along with another Marine, crawled forward to the beleaguered unit through a hail of hostile fire, shouted encouragement and instructions to the men, and deployed them to covered positions. With his companion, he then repeatedly maneuvered across an open area to rescue those Marines who were too seriously wounded to move by themselves. Upon learning that there were still other seriously wounded men lying in another open area, in proximity to an enemy machine gun position, Staff Sergeant Taylor, accompanied by four comrades, led his men forward across the fire-swept terrain in an attempt to rescue the Marines. When his group was halted by devastating fire, he directed his companion to return to the company command post; whereupon he took his grenade launcher and, in full view of the enemy, charged across the open rice paddy toward the machine gun position, firing his weapon as he ran. Although wounded several times, he succeeded in reaching the machine gun bunker and silencing the fire from that sector, moments before he was mortally wounded. Directly instrumental in saving the lives of several of his fellow Marines, Staff Sergeant Taylor, by his indomitable courage, inspiring leadership, and selfless dedication, upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

/S/ RICHARD M. NIXON

 

Please remember, the Canteen is family friendly and we exist to support and honor our troops and their families, as well as our Allies Troops and theirs.  Thank you to every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine and Coast Guardsman out there for doing what you do to keep us safe.  We are ever in your debt.  And thank you, too, to the families and friends who support them.  God bless our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The boss is in town and said no one will have any appointments.

We will be testing the new system for a new medical insurance that is starting April 1st. Our system is/was set up for taking insurance deductions every two weeks.....26 times a year. The new insurance is paid monthly, so half will be taken out of the first check and half the second check and two times a year, when there is a third Friday, nothing will be taken out.

And we, payroll, are only involved in “benefits” because Benefits couldn’t do the job....give it to payroll. Like we really have time, but now it is our responsibility to make sure folks deductions are taken when they are supposed to be.

I can’t wait for this week to be over!! We will need all the luck we can get.

[radu]

Oh, so this new insurance is the system you’d mentioned before that they were unloading on y’all? I know y’all are thrilled it’s finally there. Do I need a sarcasm tag? LOL

Yeah, you’re gonna need luck and then some. I mean it’s not like y’all aren’t loaded down already. *sigh*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no.....it is sure not safe if a pack of dogs is running around.

Hope you get your warm weather and rain, too.

Mom is in bed watching TV. Today was all the different signs on the garage door across the street and on our mail box....at least 20 different ones that I had to go see.

Moving Sale was the big one. There are no signs.

[luvie]

I’ll check on it in the morning. Hard to see bitty things on the IR cam.

[radu]

The dogs aren’t here all the time but we don’t know when they’ll be brought here to run. Just have to play it safe and keep the cats inside all the time and I’m not happy about it. Neither are they.

We’ll still have a cold snap or two but we hope they aren’t as cold as this last one. This week looks really good. Rain chances look good too.

Oh boy! Sign day. LOL! Hope your knees survived all the getting up and down without giving you grief tonight.

[radu]

Shoot, that IR cam is a good one and the pip was easily visible. But now it’s a BIG crack and the eaglet was chirping up a storm a little while ago. All’s quiet at the moment but there’s a good chance the next time Liberty gets up, the eaglet could be out.

[luvie]

I saw that video of when she got up and the pip with the huge crack was clearly visible! yay! New babies!

I’m going to head out early. Didn’t sleep well last night. See ya tomorrow! I might have to watch that nest just a LITTLE more. LOL!

[radu]

She’s gotten up a couple of times recently but won’t let us see the egg, durn it. Lil birdie sure raises a ruckus. It wants OUT.

Hope you get a better night’s sleep tonight. No furry bed warmers!

[luvie]

No furry bed warmers! LOL! I thought I was going to have Peaches, but he decided at the last minute that it was too hot to stay in.

I saw her move, and that is one noisy hatchling! But no sighting. Did hear a cat [or something] fight though!

[radu]

Yay for Peaches wanting to go out. Gives you a little peace while sleeping. LOL

Maybe we’ll get a sighting soon. Can still hear little chirps occasionally so the eaglet is still working under there.

I wasn’t sure what the racket was at first but yep, it was a cat fight. Sounded like a doozy.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?

[MoochPooch]

Hi Kathy! Thanks for another inspiring bio!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Star, for preparing
the Canteen for today's activities.
KUDOS and Salute to
Karl G. Taylor, Sr.
May he rest in Peace.

Well, I'm happy to say
that I finally slept past 5 a.m. this morning.
Actually, I slept past 6 this morning and most of the weekend.
Thanks to hubby taking care of Eada and Daisy.
However, that means another post and run day.

How is everyone this morning.
I hear that we lost another FReeper recently.
Didn't know him, but I hope his passing was peaceful.

But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!

The FR Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[SandRat]

Maddi & I had good St Pat's Day. Despite my wearing a VERY GREENGREEN she said she still got to pinch me because I was wearing blue jeans.Charlie was happy just chewing on his Green Squeaky dog toy.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

All is well. Just getting ready to sign off for the day.

Howz it out your way?

[E.G.C.]

It’s going OK. Enjoying some nice weather. Bo and I are going to head out to Waurika Lake later today for more walking.

[left that other site]

You and me BOTH! :-)

[luvie]

For you working Early Birds...
...my sympathies!
For you retired...why are you up so early! LOL!
Hope everyone has a Mahv'lus Monday
And a Wonderful Week!
It's Spring already...enjoy! 🌷 🌼
It's very pretty here...how is it there?
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?