Marine Corps Base Quantico in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Taylor Hall
Staff Sergeant Karl Gorman Taylor, Senior
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Photographed by Kevin W., December 3, 2014
1. Taylor Hall Marker
Officer Candidates School
January 1966 - January 1968
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, Operation Meade River, Republic of Vietnam
SSgt Taylor, mortally wounded in combat against the enemy on December 8, 1968 was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
This Marine gallantly gave his life that his fellow Marines might live.
Erected by United States Marine Corps.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1966.
Location. 38° 29.829′ N, 77° 18.774′ W. Memorial is in Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Timmerman Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3065 Timmerman Ave, Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yeckel Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley Clinic (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bicentennial Commemoration (approx. one mile away); John Henry Balch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (approx. 1.1 miles away); Barber Fitness Center
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Photographed by Kevin W., December 3, 2014
2. Taylor Hall and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
