Grave marker for Taylor A. Weld in the
Ridgelawn Cemetery, Collinsville (Tulsa county), Oklahoma.
Taylor enlisted in the Army at Oklahoma City, OK on 22
November 1943. After completion of basic training and jump school
he was shipped overseas. On 10 August 1944 he was transferred from the
11th Replacement Depot to Company A, 508th.
Pvt Weld was wounded in action in Belgium 22 January 1945
and was not able to rejoin the company until 6 March 1945. He may
have then served in the Honor Guard until the points system enabled him
to return to the U.S. He was discharged on 20 November 1945. |