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Kenneth Marlar Taylor (December 23, 1919 – November 25, 2006) was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II. He was a new United States Army Air Corps second lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, Taylor managed to get a fighter plane airborne under fire. Taylor claimed to have shot down four Japanese dive bombers but only two were confirmed. Taylor was injured during the incident and received several awards for his efforts, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart.

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  • كينيث إم. تايلور (ar)
  • Kenneth M. Taylor (fr)
  • Kenneth Taylor (it)
  • Kenneth M. Taylor (en)
  • Kenneth Marlar Taylor (pl)
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  • كينيث إم. تايلور (بالإنجليزية: Kenneth M. Taylor)‏ هو ضابط أمريكي، ولد في 23 ديسمبر 1919 في إنيد في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 25 نوفمبر 2006 في توسان في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Kenneth M. Taylor, Brigadier-général, USAF (23 décembre 1919–25 novembre 2006), est un général américain. Le 7 décembre 1941, alors qu'il était un jeune sous-lieutenant de l'USAAF américaine stationné à Pearl Harbor, fut le premier, avec son camarade d'escadrille George Welch à abattre un bombardier japonais. Leur exploit est relaté dans l'une des séquences du film Tora! Tora! Tora!. (fr)
  • Kenneth Marlar Taylor (ur. 23 grudnia 1919 w Enid, zm. 25 listopada 2006 w Tucson) – amerykański wojskowy, pilot myśliwski okresu II wojny światowej, jeden z nielicznych, którzy zdołali wystartować i skutecznie walczyć z nieprzyjacielem podczas ataku na Pearl Harbor. Po zakończeniu wojny pozostał w służbie w US Air Force i Air National Guard, awansując do stopnia generalskiego. (pl)
  • Kenneth Marlar Taylor (December 23, 1919 – November 25, 2006) was a United States Air Force officer and a flying ace of World War II. He was a new United States Army Air Corps second lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, Taylor managed to get a fighter plane airborne under fire. Taylor claimed to have shot down four Japanese dive bombers but only two were confirmed. Taylor was injured during the incident and received several awards for his efforts, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. (en)
  • Kenneth Marlar Taylor (Enid, 23 dicembre 1919 – Tucson, 25 novembre 2006) è stato un generale statunitense. Sottotenente dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti, durante l'attacco di Pearl Harbor da parte dei giapponesi il 7 dicembre 1941, riuscì a decollare dalla base militare di Haleiwa a bordo di un P-40 e, insieme al sottotenente anche lui a bordo di un P-40, fu uno dei pochi piloti americani che riuscì a contrastare efficacemente gli aerei giapponesi in volo sopra la base aeronavale. (it)
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