Fay Lex Taylor
Biography:
Registered McHenry county. Born, Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 2, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - school teacher. Inducted at Towner on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 23rd Company, 6th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 11, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 159th Infantry, to Sept. 21, 1918; Company G, 307th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Sept. 1, 1918; Private, Sept. 20, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to April 20, 1919. Wounded, gassed, Sept. 27, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).