deaths
November 25, 2006
Kenneth M. Taylor, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1919)
Kenneth M. Taylor
Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II. He was a new United States Army Air Corps second lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, Taylor managed to get a fighter plane airborne under fire. Taylor claimed to have shot down four Japanese dive bombers but only two were confirmed. Taylor was injured during the incident and received several awards for his efforts, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart.
November 25
November 25 is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 36 days remain until the end of the year.