Polk County

 

Pvt. Leon Francis Hough Taylor

 

 

Leon Francis Hough AKA Leon Francis Hough Taylor was born Nov. 15, 1922 to Sarah Hough. He was adopted by W. F. and Opal Siler Taylor. He died Jan. 3, 1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.

Pvt. Taylor served in World War II with the U.S. Army 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division and was MIA/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Source: ancestry.com