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Robert P Taylor

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Years of service
  
1940–1966

Education
  
Baylor University

Name
  
Robert Taylor


Battles/wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Major General

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Robert P. Taylor

Born
  
April 11, 1909 Henderson, Texas (
1909-04-11
)

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Service/branch
  
United States Army United States Air Force

Awards
  
Silver Star Bronze Star Medal Presidential Unit Citation

Died
  
February 1, 1997, Arlington, Texas, United States

Commands held
  
United States Air Force Chaplain Corps

Chaplain (Major General) Robert Preston Taylor, USAF (April 11, 1909 – February 1, 1997) was an American military officer who served as the 3rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. A graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, he notably served as a chaplain during World War II and was a Prisoner of War and survivor of the Bataan Death March. He began his tenure as chief of chaplains, on September 1, 1962 and served until his retirement on August 1, 1966.

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