Person:Edward Taggart (4)

Watchers
Edward John Taggart
b.22 Feb 1933 Hannibal, Oswego, New York, United States
d.21 Jul 1952 Korea
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 25 Aug 1931
  1. Edward John Taggart1933 - 1952
Add Spouse and Children
Facts and Events
Name Edward John Taggart
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Feb 1933 Hannibal, Oswego, New York, United States
Education? Union Springs, Cayuga, New York, United StatesUnion Springs Academy
Military? US Marine Corps PFC
Death[1] 21 Jul 1952 Korea
Burial? 29 Sep 1952 Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States
Religion? Seventh Day Adventist

Buried Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana, Block 35, Lot 171 Enlisted U.S. Marine Corps May 17, 1951. Rank: PFC. Unit: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Service number 1183788. Familysearch incorrectly lists birthplace as Bozeman, MT. His birth certificate has mother's name spelled incorrectly as Doris Walling. Actual spelling is Doris Welling.

References
  1. ↑ Oswego Palladium Times newspaper for July 30, 1952.

    HANNIBAL - Word has been received in Hannibal of the death of Pfc. Edward Taggart in Korea on Monday, July 21. Pfc. Taggart was the son of Mrs. Dorris Taggart, formerly of Hannibal and now in Bozeman, Montana.
    He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in May 1951 and had served with the First Marine Division in Korea since October.
    At the time of his death in action he was making his last trip to the front lines prior to being sent back to the United States.

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edward_Taggart_%284%29"