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George Arthur Taylor〔First Division Museum / http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/museum/online/george_a_taylor/biography/default.aspx〕 (February 14, 1899 — December 3, 1969) was an officer of the United States Army. He is most famous for the leadership of his men in World War II on Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings, June 6 1944, where he served as commander of the 16th Infantry Regiment and for which he earned a Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism.〔Hall of Valor / http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=22725〕 He served most of his career during World War II with U.S. 1st Infantry Division, where he was assigned as deputy commander of the division. == Prewar years == George Arthur Taylor was born in the small village Flat Rock, Illinois, in the southeast of Illinois. He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1922, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. During 1920s and 1930s Taylor held a variety of infantry assignments, beginning with an infantry unit at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, and followed by posts in Hawaii, Washington, North Dakota, and San Francisco. In 1937, he was finally detached to the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth for further staff training until the next year. Then he returned to the field duty and was assigned to the Fort William McKinley at the Philippines, where he served with the Philippine Scouts. After returning from the Philippines, Taylor was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment, where he was promoted to the Intelligence Officer of the 1st Battalion. In June 1941, he was transferred for a short while to the Caribbean, where he served with US Forces at the Headquarters as assistant chief of staff. After a month of service, he returned to the United States and became Instructor of tactics at the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George A. Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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