Captain Ulysses S. Taylor Jr. class 43-D. Photo taken 1945
Ulysses S. Taylor
March 15, 1919 – July 14, 1980
Class: 43-D-SE
Graduation date: 4/29/1943
Rank at time of graduation: 2nd Lt
Unit: 332nd Fighter Group
Service # 0801177
From: Kaufman, TX
Ulysses Samuel Taylor joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941 after graduation from Sam Houston College in Austin, Texas. He entered pilot training in 1942 and graduated in 1943.
During World War II, he was with the 332nd Fighter Group and flew 82 combat missions supporting bombing raids over France and Germany. He flew the P-39 and P-51 aircraft.
Taylor also served in the U.S.A.F. during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in 1967 after 27 years of service.
Tylor lived in Tucson 22 years and after his retirement, worked at Philco-Ford and taught at Pima Community College.
Read about his service in the USAF as a fighter pilot.
Sources:
Photo courtesy grandson, Ulysses S. Taylor
Wikitree.com
Findagrave.com
