Edd David Taylor

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 152
RankLieutenant U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromKensell Arkansas
Date of DeathAugust 29 1965
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Taylor, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Attack Squadron 152, Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On August 29, 1965, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Skyraider (A-1H) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on April 25, 2000 and identified on August 21, 2001. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.