Individual Details

Paul Ernest Taylor

(20 Dec 1935 - 26 Sep 1959)

Back of card filled out for a government gravestone: Drowned, body recovered.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 7, 1959, Page 2, Col. 1: Pine River Man drowns In Navy Mishap. Pine River---Funeral services for Paul Ernest Taylor of Pine River, who was drowned off Guam Sept. 26 while serving with the U. S. Navy, will be held at Northland funeral home here Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Harvey Swenson officiating. Taylor was drowned while engaging in deep sea diving. He was the son of Mrs. T. Dabill who lives west of Pine River. Taylor lived here until he joined the navy six years ago. He was born Dec. 20, 1935 in Minneapolis. The Pine River American Legion will conduct military rites at the funeral and Lt. Commander Craig of Duluth will present a flag to his mother. The body is to arrive in Pine River at 1:13 a.m. Thursday. Keith R. Peasley of the Navy is the navy escort.

Events

Birth20 Dec 1935Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
Death26 Sep 1959Guam
MilitaryMn US Navy, Korea
BurialPine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River, Cass Co., Minnesota

Families

FatherReginald William Taylor (1883 - 1947)
MotherRuth Belle Hance (1902 - 1992)
SiblingHelen Marie Taylor (1920 - 1992)
SiblingPersis "Peggy" Evelyn Taylor (1921 - 1995)
SiblingWarren Eugene Taylor (1923 - 1989)
SiblingMary Jean Taylor (1928 - 2007)
SiblingPhilip R Taylor (1931 - 1952)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Ancestry.com, U. S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

3. Obituary of Paul Ernest Taylor, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 7, 1959, Page 2, Col. 1.

4. Ancestry.com, U. S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

6. Obituary of Paul Ernest Taylor, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 7, 1959, Page 2, Col. 1.

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Ancestry.com, U. S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

9. Obituary of Paul Ernest Taylor, Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 7, 1959, Page 2, Col. 1.