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|death_date=3 August 1996
|death_date=3 August 1996
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|birth_place=Clarksville, Arkansas
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'''[[Taylor, Robert M. (0263872)|Robert M. Taylor]]''' (1905 – 3 August 1996) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.
'''Robert M. Taylor''' (15 September 1905 &ndash; 3 August 1996) was a United States Army officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]] and served in the Aleutian campaign.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Taylor was a Ritchie Boy Lt. Taylor was born at Clarksville on September 15, 1905. He graduated from Clarksville High School and attended the College of the Ozarks. Colonel Taylor entered military service on December 23, 1940, as company commander of Co. E, 153rd Infantry of the Arkansas National Guard. He trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, and at the Infantry School at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and became an intelligence officer. On March 2, 1942, he was sent with his unit to Ft. Glenn, Umnak Island, Alaska, and remained overseas for a total of more than 33 months. He saw action in the Aleutian campaign and later served on Adak Island. Holder of the American Defense Service Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with one Battle Star, American Theater Ribbon and the Victory Ribbon, he was returned to this country and was released from active duty at the Army and Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs on April 6, 1946. [[Taylor, Robert M. (0263872)|Robert Taylor]] passed away on August 3, 1996 at age 90.
Robert M. Taylor, son of Lillie Gray and James Mack Taylor of Clarksville, Arkansas, was born there on 15 September 1905. He graduated from Clarksville High School and attended the College of the Ozarks.
 
Taylor entered military service on 23 December 1940 as company commander of Company E, 153rd Infantry, Arkansas National Guard. He trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, and at Camp Ritchie (Class 9), becoming an intelligence officer. On 2 March 1942 his unit went to Fort Glenn on Umnak Island, Alaska; he remained overseas more than thirty-three months, seeing action in the Aleutian campaign and later serving on Adak Island.
 
Released from active duty at the Army and Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs on 6 April 1946, he held the American Defense Service Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with one battle star, the American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Ribbon. Taylor died on 3 August 1996.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* Find a Grave expands middle name to Malichi; retained as alias. Campaign ribbons noted in prose; no separate awards_grid without confirming ribbon asset names beyond American Defense / APC / WWII.
 
== Gallery ==
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Taylor_Robert_M_0263872_portrait.png|Robert M. Taylor in Army officer uniform (RB Archive)
Taylor_Robert_M_0263872_bio_sketch.png|Robert M. Taylor biographical sketch (RB Archive)
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 15 September 1905 — Born in Clarksville, Arkansas.
* 23 December 1940 — Entered service as company commander, Co. E, 153rd Infantry (Arkansas National Guard).
* Class 9 — Trained at Camp Ritchie as an intelligence officer.
* 2 March 1942 — Deployed to Fort Glenn, Umnak Island, Alaska; later Adak; Aleutian campaign.
* 6 April 1946 — Released from active duty at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
* 3 August 1996 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Taylor_Robert_M_0263872_bio_sketch.png|Robert M. Taylor biographical sketch (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Taylor_Robert_M_0263872_portrait.png|Robert M. Taylor in Army officer uniform (RB Archive)]]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50859027/robert-malichi-taylor Find a Grave memorial for Robert Malichi Taylor]
* RB Archive biographical sketch, Lt. Col. Robert M. Taylor packet
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-13 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-13 (1 post)
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