Amos Sergeant

September 28, 1920 (age 90)

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States

Taylor was one of the 140 Toccoa men of Easy Company. Taylor"s life story was featured in the 2009 book We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers. Taylor was featured (and listed) as himself in a yet-unknown episode of the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers. Upon graduation, Taylor took an office job with Svenska Kullagerfabriken Bearings in Philadelphia for a couple of years. Then he worked for Baldwin Locomotives and worked there until June 1942. Taylor was the oldest of four brothers. All of the Taylor brothers survived the war. In July 1942, Taylor enlisted and volunteered for paratroopers in Philadelphia. Taylor was assigned to Easy Company and received training in Toccoa, Georgia under Captain Herbert Sobel. Taylor, an excellent shot, and Darrell "Shifty" Powers were the only two men in Easy Company to qualify as expert riflemen. Taylor never hated Sobel, but thought he could be quite often unfair and could not be trusted for battle situations. Therefore, Taylor was one of the NCOs to participate in the mutiny initiated by Mike Ranney and Terrence "Salty" Harris in England. Taylor made his first combat jump on Doctorate-Day. He found Rod Strohl, "Shifty" Powers and William Kiehn after landing. They reunited their own unit three or four days later, before Easy would fight in Carentan. Taylor was wounded right after the Battle of Carentan and was evacuated to a hospital in England, where he lost the camera he brought with him into Normandy. On 17 September 1944, Taylor made another jump for Operation Market Garden, which eventually failed. After Easy Company had been relieved, Taylor was involved in a traffic accident and was sent to a hospital in Nijmegen. Taylor also fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. On 24 December 1944, Taylor and Earl McClung found and killed the German that shot Walter "Smokey" Gordon. In January 1945, Taylor was shot in his leg in Foy and was sent to an aid station. The wound was serious enough to end his participation in the war. He then spent 11 months in hospitals for his injury. Taylor was sent back to the States for further operation and rehabilitation. Elaine"s wedding dress was made from Taylor"s white silk reserve "chute. After his discharge in December that year, Taylor worked for Veterans Administration in Philadelphia. Then he joined the Central Intelligence Agency and worked there 25 years. Taylor"s family had lived in Seawll"s Point for 30 years, then moved to Orange City in May 2010.

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Taylor was born in Philadelphia. His mother told them to join different branches of the army, so she would not lose all of them on the same day.

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Taylor was one of the 140 Toccoa men of Easy Company. Taylor"s life story was featured in the 2009 book We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers. Taylor was featured (and listed) as himself in a yet-unknown episode of the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers.

Upon graduation, Taylor took an office job with Svenska Kullagerfabriken Bearings in Philadelphia for a couple of years.

Then he worked for Baldwin Locomotives and worked there until June 1942. Taylor was the oldest of four brothers.

All of the Taylor brothers survived the war. In July 1942, Taylor enlisted and volunteered for paratroopers in Philadelphia.

Taylor was assigned to Easy Company and received training in Toccoa, Georgia under Captain Herbert Sobel.

Taylor, an excellent shot, and Darrell "Shifty" Powers were the only two men in Easy Company to qualify as expert riflemen. Taylor never hated Sobel, but thought he could be quite often unfair and could not be trusted for battle situations. Therefore, Taylor was one of the NCOs to participate in the mutiny initiated by Mike Ranney and Terrence "Salty" Harris in England.

Taylor made his first combat jump on Doctorate-Day.

He found Rod Strohl, "Shifty" Powers and William Kiehn after landing. They reunited their own unit three or four days later, before Easy would fight in Carentan.

Taylor was wounded right after the Battle of Carentan and was evacuated to a hospital in England, where he lost the camera he brought with him into Normandy. On 17 September 1944, Taylor made another jump for Operation Market Garden, which eventually failed.

After Easy Company had been relieved, Taylor was involved in a traffic accident and was sent to a hospital in Nijmegen.

Taylor also fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. On 24 December 1944, Taylor and Earl McClung found and killed the German that shot Walter "Smokey" Gordon. In January 1945, Taylor was shot in his leg in Foy and was sent to an aid station.

The wound was serious enough to end his participation in the war.

He then spent 11 months in hospitals for his injury. Taylor was sent back to the States for further operation and rehabilitation.

Elaine"s wedding dress was made from Taylor"s white silk reserve "chute. After his discharge in December that year, Taylor worked for Veterans Administration in Philadelphia.

Then he joined the Central Intelligence Agency and worked there 25 years.

Taylor"s family had lived in Seawll"s Point for 30 years, then moved to Orange City in May 2010.

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While Easy Company was defending "The Island", Taylor participated in Operation Pegasus led by Frederick "Moose" Heyliger on 22 October 1944.

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