Taylor, James Dallas

Headstone of James D Taylor

NPS Photo/B.Hayes

Quick Facts

Significance:

78th Army Division, Battle of the Bulge

Place of Birth:

Rutherford County, Tennessee

Date of Birth:

June 18, 1922

Place of Death:

Germany

Date of Death:

December 24, 1944

Place of Burial:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cemetery Name:

Stones River National Cemetery

James Dallas Taylor was born on June 18, 1922, in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Like many young men of his generation, he entered military service during World War II, serving as a Private in the U.S. Army’s 78th Division.

In December 1944, Taylor was stationed in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, during intense fighting following the German breakthrough of Allied lines at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. On December 16, Taylor was wounded during the fighting. He later died from his injuries on December 24, 1944.

James Dallas Taylor is buried at Stones River National Cemetery in plot P-6292, where his grave honors a life lost in service during one of the war’s most critical campaigns.