Mark Taynton, Jr.
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Born 1926
- Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
- Service Number O-2208320
- Killed in Action
- Died July 12, 1950 in Korea
Second Lieutenant Taynton was a member of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950.
Second Lieutenant Taynton was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
TAYNTON, MARK JR
- 2ND LT U S A
- DATE OF BIRTH: 07/11/1926
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/12/1950
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 3593-A
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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