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<div style=" | <div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[Edward W. Doty|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ Edward W. Doty<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">USCG • WWII (1942)</span></span>]]</div> | ||
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<div style="flex: 1 1 | <div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[Ray Howard Mosher|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ Ray H. Mosher<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">U.S. Army • WWII (1942)</span></span>]]</div> | ||
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<div style="flex: 1 1 | <div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[William D. Sells|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ William D. Sells<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">USAAF • WWII (1943)</span></span>]]</div> | ||
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<div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[Warren M. Kofsky|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ Warren M. Kofsky<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">USAAF • WWII (1944)</span></span>]]</div> | |||
<div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[Thomas D. Niedermeier|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ Thomas D. Niedermeier<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">USMC • Vietnam (1967)</span></span>]]</div> | |||
<div style="flex: 1 1 145px; min-width: 140px;">[[Charles E. Robena|<span class="gw-sac-link" style="display: block; background: #0e2a47; border: 1px solid #0e2a47; padding: 8px 6px; border-radius: 6px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">★ Charles E. Robena<br><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: #cbd5e1;">U.S. Army • Vietnam (1968)</span></span>]]</div> | |||
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<div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #475569; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">266+ Documented</div> | <div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #475569; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">266+ Documented</div> | ||
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">[[WW II Honor Roll|World War II | <div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">[[WW II Honor Roll|World War II]]</div> | ||
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The complete roster of 266 Taylor employees serving as of July 1943 from the Army-Navy “E” Award booklet, with individual Gold Star memorial biographies. | The complete roster of 266 Taylor employees serving as of July 1943 from the Army-Navy “E” Award booklet, with individual Gold Star memorial biographies. | ||
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<div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #64748b; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">Archival Research</div> | <div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #64748b; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">Archival Research</div> | ||
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">Korean War | <div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">Korean War</div> | ||
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Taylor workforce service during the Korean conflict, alongside critical industrial instrumentation contracts for defense manufacturing and synthetic materials. | Taylor workforce service during the Korean conflict, alongside critical industrial instrumentation contracts for defense manufacturing and synthetic materials. | ||
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<div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #475569; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">Active Archive</div> | <div style="font-size: 11px; background: #f1f5f9; color: #475569; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600;">Active Archive</div> | ||
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">Vietnam War | <div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: #0e2a47; margin-bottom: 8px;">Vietnam War</div> | ||
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Honoring Taylor employees who served in Southeast Asia, including Marine PFC [[Thomas D. Niedermeier]], | Honoring Taylor employees who served in Southeast Asia, including Marine PFC [[Thomas D. Niedermeier]] (Hill Fights, 1967) and Army SP4 [[Charles E. Robena]] (Tet Offensive, 1968). | ||
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[[Thomas D. Niedermeier|<span style="display: inline-block; background: #f1f5f9; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0e2a47; padding: 6px | [[Thomas D. Niedermeier|<span style="display: inline-block; background: #f1f5f9; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0e2a47; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; margin-right: 6px;">PFC Niedermeier →</span>]] | ||
[[Charles E. Robena|<span style="display: inline-block; background: #f1f5f9; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; color: #0e2a47; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;">SP4 Robena →</span>]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 1 November 2026
Taylor Instrument Companies • Armed Forces Memorial
Military Service & Honor Roll
A permanent memorial honoring the craftsmen, engineers, office staff, and executives of the Taylor Instrument Companies who answered the call of duty and served in the United States Armed Forces across our nation's conflicts.
★ Supreme Sacrifice ★
The Gold Star Memorial Roll
We honor with solemn pride those Taylor Instrument employees who gave their lives in service to their country.
Conflict Rosters & Historical Eras
1917–1918
Archival Research
The Great War (World War I)
Plant mobilization for early military aircraft altimeters, barometers, and naval instrumentation, and the Rochester craftsmen who served in the American Expeditionary Forces.
Roster in Development
1941–1945
266+ Documented
The complete roster of 266 Taylor employees serving as of July 1943 from the Army-Navy “E” Award booklet, with individual Gold Star memorial biographies.
1950–1953
Archival Research
Korean War
Taylor workforce service during the Korean conflict, alongside critical industrial instrumentation contracts for defense manufacturing and synthetic materials.
Roster in Development
1964–1973
Active Archive
Vietnam War
Honoring Taylor employees who served in Southeast Asia, including Marine PFC Thomas D. Niedermeier (Hill Fights, 1967) and Army SP4 Charles E. Robena (Tet Offensive, 1968).
Help Us Identify Taylor Veterans
Did a member of your family work at Taylor Instrument Companies and serve in the U.S. Armed Forces? We welcome photographs, letters, military service records, and plant newspaper clippings to expand this memorial.
