Edward "Junior" Lee Taylor, Jr.
Lavaca, Arkansas
1 of 5 Taylor brothers from Lavaca to serve
Served in U.S. & Philippines

Submitted by Lavaca Historical Museum






Junior & Addie Given Heard


Edward "Junior" Lee Taylor was born the 25th of April in Branch, Franklin Co., Ar to Edward Fanoy & Alice Lee Layman Taylor By 1930 the family had moved to Big Creek Twsp, Sebastian Co., Ar. On the 18th of Jan 1947 Junior married Lucille Irene Gipson from Barling, Sebastian Co., Ar.

On April 24, 1944 Junior registered for the military draft at the court house in Sebastian County, Ar. He was 18 years old. Not much is known about his time in the sevice except that he service was mostly in the Philippines Islands.

After the war Junior and Lucille made their home in California. Junior died at Clovis, Fresno County, Ca. on January 17, 2019. He was buried in Washington Colony Cemetery in Fresno, Fresno County, Ca.