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Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army MAJ James Allen Taylor.

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Episode 3012 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army MAJ James Allen Taylor. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia.
James Allen Taylor was born on December 31, 1937 at Arcata, California. He is a retired United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Taylor joined the United States Army at San Francisco, California, in 1956 and was commissioned as an officer in 1965. On November 8, 1967, he was serving as a first lieutenant in Troop B, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Americal Division. When his commander was wounded in action, Taylor was ordered into the combat zone to take command and prepare a search-and-destroy mission. During a battle the next day, west of Que Son in the Republic of Vietnam, Taylor repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue crewmen from damaged assault vehicles and personnel carriers. He was subsequently promoted to captain and awarded the Medal of Honor on November 19, 1968.
Taylor reached the rank of major before retiring from the army in 1980. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Tampa.
Listen to Episode 3012 and discover more about Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army MAJ James Allen Taylor.