, , . Home Exhibits Online-Only Exhibits Donate Memorial Bricks About Veterans History Project Events Blog Merchandise Directions Contact Home Exhibits Online-Only Exhibits Donate Memorial Bricks About Veterans History Project Events Blog Merchandise Directions Contact Lt . Charles Carroll Taylor USNR Flight 19 Instructor , FT-28 Charles C . Taylor was born October 25, 1917 in Nueces County , Texas . He was a United States Naval Officer . Taylor served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II . He graduated from NAS Corpus Christi , Texas , February 1942, and became a flight instructor October of that year . In 1943, he flew with Scouting Squadron 62 and later that year , he became a torpedo plane pilot with Squadron 7. From April to December 1944, he was aboard the USS