George A. Taylor

Col. George Taylor Distinguished Service Cross Citation,
June 14, 1944

“Col. George A. Taylor, in command of the 16th RCT, landed during the most crucial, threatening period of the operation. Thousands of leaderless men lay huddled on the seven-yard beachhead, their organization disastrously cut down by fire. The exists were blocked, supporting weapons had not or could not be landed or were already destroyed, and the attack was arrested. Without hesitation, unmindful of the snipers and machine gun fire directed at him, Taylor moved up and own the beach, continuously exposing himself to murderous fire. He found officers and gather groups of men together for them to lead. He found, led, and drove men into the action. Calmly and coolly he assigned objectives to these newly organized groups. He converted a bewildered mob into a coordinated fighting force.
14 June 1944.”

-Balkoski, Jospeph, Omaha Beach:
D-Day June 6, 1944, p. 199.

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