Taylor, Charles R.
Marines Private 1st class

Charles R. Taylor, age 23, from Caddo County Carnegie, Oklahoma .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: accounted for on July 26, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Taylor was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Taylor.

Source: National Archives