<P> George Arthur Taylor was born in the small village Flat Rock, Illinois, in the southeast of Illinois . He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1922, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant . </P> <P> During 1920s and 1930s Taylor held a variety of infantry assignments, beginning with an infantry unit at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, and followed by posts in Hawaii, Washington, North Dakota, and San Francisco . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> After returning from the 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 . </P>

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