Amos J. Taylor
| Amos J. Taylor Jr | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Buck" |
| Born |
28 September 1920 Philadelphia, United States |
| Died | 24 August 2011 (aged 90) Orange City, Florida, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |
 Technical Sergeant
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| Unit |
 Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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| Battles/wars | |
| Relations | Elaine (wife) Debby Taylor Price (daughter) Joan Taylor Neal (daughter) Robert M. Taylor (son) Richard M. Taylor (son) |
Technical Sergeant Amos "Buck" Taylor (28 September 1920 – 24 August 2011) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Taylor was one of the 140 Toccoa men of Easy Company. Taylor's life story was featured in the 2009 book We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers. Taylor served as an advisor for historical accuracy in both Stephen Ambrose's Book and the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
Taylor was born in Philadelphia. Upon graduation, Taylor took an office job with SKF Bearings in Philadelphia for a couple of years. Then he worked for Baldwin Locomotives and worked there until June 1942.
Taylor was the oldest of four brothers. His mother told them to join different branches of the army, so she would not lose all of them on the same day. All of the Taylor brothers survived the war. In July 1942, Taylor enlisted and volunteered for paratroopers in Philadelphia.
Taylor was assigned to Easy Company and trained in under Captain Herbert Sobel. Taylor, an excellent shot, and Darrell "Shifty" Powers were the only two men in Easy Company to qualify as expert riflemen.
During his training at Fort Benning, Taylor went AWOL to meet with Elaine (whom he later married) in Jacksonville because his three-day pass had been cancelled by Sobel. Taylor never hated Sobel, but thought he could be quite often unfair and could not be trusted for battle situations. Therefore, Taylor was one of the NCOs to participate in the mutiny initiated by Mike Ranney and Terrence "Salty" Harris in England.
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