George A. Taylor - Prewar Years

Prewar Years

George Arthur Taylor was born in the small village Flat Rock, Illinois, in the southeast of Illinois. He graduated of the United States Military Academy, class of 1922 and have been commissioned with the rank of Second lieutenant.

During 30s, Taylor held a lot of various infantry assignments, beginning with infantry unit at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, and continued with posts in Hawaii, Washington, North Dakota and San Francisco.

In 1937, he was finally detached to the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth for further staff training until the next year. Then he returned to the field duty and was assigned to the Fort William McKinley at the Philippines, where he served with the Philippine Scouts.

After return from Philippines, Taylor was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment, where he was promoted to the Intelligence Officer of the 1st Battalion. In June 1941, he was transferred for a short while to the Caribbean, where he served with US Forces at the Headquarters as assistant chief of staff.

After a month of service, he returned back to the United States and became Instructor of tactics at the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia.