Last updated: January 15, 2026
Person
Taylor, Hoyte Ray
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Quick Facts
Significance:
Company A, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Place of Birth:
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Date of Birth:
September 29, 1925
Place of Death:
South Korea
Date of Death:
April 25, 1951
Place of Burial:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Cemetery Name:
Stones River National Cemetery
Hoyte Ray Taylor was born on September 29, 1925 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He worked at Carnation plant before enlisting on September 27, 1950, joining the US Army as a Private in Company A of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Taylor served as a Light Weapons Infantryman in the Korean War. He was originally reported missing in action on April 25, 1951, but was later reported killed in action for the same day. Taylor’s body was recovered in 1953. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and is honored at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C..
Taylor is buried at Stones River National Cemetery along with his brother, James Dallas Taylor, who died in World War II. Hoyte is buried in plot P–6353.