Background
TAYLOR, Brainerd was born on April 29, 1877 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Brainerd and Julia Sawyer (Jackson) Taylor.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
TAYLOR, Brainerd was born on April 29, 1877 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Brainerd and Julia Sawyer (Jackson) Taylor.
Massachusetts Institute, of Technical. Harvard University; Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia. Quartermaster Corps School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Helen M. Cady, December 25, 1920, Mansfield. Massachusetts Second Lieutenant, Artillery Corps, United States Army, 1902, Lieutenant Colonel, 1918. Colonel, Motor Transport Corps, National.
Army, 1918; Major, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, 1920. Lieutenant Colonel, 1924. Participated in Porto Rican Campaign, Spanish War, mustered out, 1899.
Went to France with American Expeditionary Forces, 1917. Organized the Motor Transport Service, Advance Section, commanded its activities throughout American participation in War. Chief of Motor Transport Division., Office of Quartermaster General, Washington, D.C.
Member: Order of World War. Spanish War Veterans. Artist Fellowship & Master of Arts.
Legion d’Honneur of France. Clubs: Harvard (New York), Yacht (Stamford).
Spouse Vesta E. Richardson, March 5, 1902, Boston, Mass, (dec.