Robert P. Taylor

Robert P Taylor
Major General Robert Preston Taylor 3rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
Born	(1909-04-11)April 11, 1909 Henderson, Texas
Died	February 1, 1997(1997-02-01) (aged 87) Arlington, Texas
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army United States Air Force
Years of service	1940–1966
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Silver Star Bronze Star Medal Presidential Unit Citation

Chaplain (Major General) Robert Preston Taylor, USAF (April 11, 1909 – February 1, 1997) was an American military officer who served as the 3rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. A graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, he notably served as a chaplain during World War II and was a Prisoner of War and survivor of the Bataan Death March.^[1] He began his tenure as chief of chaplains, on September 1, 1962 and served until his retirement on August 1, 1966.^[2]

References

↑ Keith, Billy (1972). Days of Anguish, Days of Hope. New York: Doubleday & Co, Inc. ISBN 1-4990-2285-9.
↑ "US Air Force Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.

Military offices
Preceded by Terence P. Finnegan	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force 1962–1966	Succeeded by Edwin R. Chess

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations
Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy
Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific
Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Fourth Twenty-Fifth Air Forces Central
Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

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History and
traditions

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley (Army) Rear Admiral Margaret G. Kibben (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Dondi E. Costin (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)

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