Sgt. Brian Taylors

Sgt. Brian Taylors was a paratrooper and squad leader during Operation Market Garden in WWII. He died on September 23rd 1944 at the age of 26. He was the child of Gary and Diane Taylors. He led a squad of about 12 men. He joined the army in 1942 and served 2 years in the Army before his death. He was born in Lexington Kentucky and worked as a rancher on a horse farm. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor he was at the hospital with a broken leg after he fell off a horse. When it healed he joined the army and was sent to fight against the Germans.