Mark the son of Jack S. Taylor and step son of Mildred Taylor, the son of Beverly J. Taylor who predeceased him, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 16 1968 in Detroit MI. He arrived in Vietnam on August 31 where he was assigned for duty with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During Operation TAYLOR COMMON at 1430 Hours a CH-46 went down due to mechanical failure in the vicinity of Hill 243 near the Thuong Duc, Duc Duc District border in Quang Nam Province. A "Sparrow Hawk" was dispatched to provide security until the helicopter could be retrieved. While securing a perimeter the Marines came under fire from a nearby village which they assaulted and cleared then sized the high ground. With the CH-46 extracted, the Marines were joined by an addition platoon and while clearing the area engaged in a brief fire fight before the hostilities ceased for the night. Three Marines were killed in the days engagement with the enemy, one of the casualties was PFC Taylor who was killed as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
William Douglas Farrell
William Luke St John
Mark Allan Taylor
During Operation TAYLOR COMMON at 1430 Hours a CH-46 went down due to mechanical failure in the vicinity of Hill 243 near the Thuong Duc, Duc Duc District border in Quang Nam Province. A "Sparrow Hawk" was dispatched to provide security until the helicopter could be retrieved. While securing a perimeter the Marines came under fire from a nearby village which they assaulted and cleared then sized the high ground. With the CH-46 extracted, the Marines were joined by an addition platoon and while clearing the area engaged in a brief fire fight before the hostilities ceased for the night. Three Marines were killed in the days engagement with the enemy, one of the casualties was PFC Taylor who was killed as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
William Douglas Farrell
William Luke St John
Mark Allan Taylor
Mark the son of Jack S. Taylor and step son of Mildred Taylor, the son of Beverly J. Taylor who predeceased him, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 16 1968 in Detroit MI. He arrived in Vietnam on August 31 where he was assigned for duty with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During Operation TAYLOR COMMON at 1430 Hours a CH-46 went down due to mechanical failure in the vicinity of Hill 243 near the Thuong Duc, Duc Duc District border in Quang Nam Province. A "Sparrow Hawk" was dispatched to provide security until the helicopter could be retrieved. While securing a perimeter the Marines came under fire from a nearby village which they assaulted and cleared then sized the high ground. With the CH-46 extracted, the Marines were joined by an addition platoon and while clearing the area engaged in a brief fire fight before the hostilities ceased for the night. Three Marines were killed in the days engagement with the enemy, one of the casualties was PFC Taylor who was killed as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
William Douglas Farrell
William Luke St John
Mark Allan Taylor
During Operation TAYLOR COMMON at 1430 Hours a CH-46 went down due to mechanical failure in the vicinity of Hill 243 near the Thuong Duc, Duc Duc District border in Quang Nam Province. A "Sparrow Hawk" was dispatched to provide security until the helicopter could be retrieved. While securing a perimeter the Marines came under fire from a nearby village which they assaulted and cleared then sized the high ground. With the CH-46 extracted, the Marines were joined by an addition platoon and while clearing the area engaged in a brief fire fight before the hostilities ceased for the night. Three Marines were killed in the days engagement with the enemy, one of the casualties was PFC Taylor who was killed as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
William Douglas Farrell
William Luke St John
Mark Allan Taylor
Gravesite Details
I did not see individual gravestone for Mark Taylor; However, office gave me same cemetery plot as 261718996 ( Nerone Anthony Franco)
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