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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Administrative Information
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert Eldred Taylor Papers, Ms1994-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Scope and Contents
Selective service records of Taylor of Larned, Kansas, during World War II. Taylor was disqualified from Aviation Cadet Training due to color blindness, and entered the enlisted reserve corps and was assigned inactive status to Pan American World Airways in Miami, Florida. In 1945 Taylor had to go in front of the selective service board again for possible duty.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Air pilots
- Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
- Science and Technology
- World War, 1939-1945
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Robert Eldred Taylor Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).