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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl Gorman Taylor Sr., Medal of Honor recipient.
Episode 2757 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl G. Taylor Sr. and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. The featured story comes from The U.S. Department of Defense website and was titled: Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl G. Taylor Sr. It was submitted by Katie Lange, the outstanding writer for DOD News.
Lange, in her story, reported that when Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl Gorman Taylor Sr. was called upon to rescue a trapped platoon in Vietnam, he didn’t hesitate to do whatever it took to get his comrades to safety. For Taylor, that meant giving his life for theirs — a sacrifice that earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Lange added this about Taylor; he was born July 14, 1939, to parents Arthur and Anna Taylor. He and his younger brother, Walter, grew up on a small farm outside of Laurel, Maryland.
Taylor went to Arundel Senior High School but left after his junior year in 1956 to work in construction. In January 1959, both he and his brother joined the Marine Corps.
After infantry combat training, the elder Taylor served with the Fleet Marine Force at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In the early days of his career, he was able to study for his high school equivalency diploma and, in 1961, earned that from the former Armed Forces Institute in Madison, Wisconsin.
In February 1968, Taylor returned to Vietnam for his second tour of duty, again with the 3rd Marine Division. He was assigned as a platoon sergeant and company gunnery sergeant of Company I of the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment.
Listen to episode 2757 and discover more about Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl G. Taylor Sr. and his Congressional Medal of Honor award honors.
