Phillip Charles Taylor

Vietnam War
Unit3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromGrand Island New York
Date of DeathMay 27 1971
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Sergeant Taylor was a member of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry Regiment, 12th Aviation Group. On May 27, 1971, he was the observer of a Bell Kiowa Observation Helicopter (OH-58A), conducting battle damage assessment in Kracheh Province, Cambodia. His aircraft was hit by ground fire exploded and crashed about 8 miles southeast of Snuol. His remains were recovered on February 26, 1993 and identified on August 2, 1993. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.