Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces Passing of Medal of Honor Recipient Larry L. Taylor
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Monday, January 29, 2024
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Larry L. Taylor, 81, a Recipient of the Medal of Honor for the Vietnam War, passed away January 28, 2024, at his home in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
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- MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Larry L. Taylor, 81, a Recipient of the Medal of Honor for the Vietnam War, passed away January 28, 2024, at his home in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
- Once reaching the area, Taylor and his wingman targeted the enemy encircling the patrol team, flying multiple low-level passes under intense enemy fire.
- As the gunships' ammunition ran low, Taylor continued to make fake gun runs at low altitude to distract the enemy from the men on the ground.
- Taylor then landed his helicopter 100 yards away, still under intense enemy fire, to meet the patrol team on the ground.