Clifford Taylor, a U.S. Army Air Force, WWII veteran, flew in over 50 combat missions as a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator.

As he flew on his missions, he would even write in the Bible if on his way to where they were going or on their way back, and he said his faith really helped him get through all those missions.

"Every mission that the Red Tail Bombers went ahead on, they had no fatalities, they didn't lose anybody, and he contributes that to them," said Leslie Sickles, daughter of WWII Veteran. 

When his tour of duty ended, his second career at GE lasted 40 years.

"Sundays were also a very important day for him, serving as a deacon and teaching Sunday school, and giving back to the community was always a priority," said Leslie. 

In his personal life, he succeeded very well, and in the service, he really took pride in what he did.

"For the country, and he talked about that in the later years a whole lot, you know, as they often do, but he was proud he could still fit into his airman jacket," said Leslie. "Everybody loved him, he was a people person, you know, he would go out, he was a lot, I don't know, my grandfather was Cliff Taylor that wrote in the paper. And I think he got his personality a lot too, where everywhere that he went, he was always talking to everybody."

Clifford Taylor died 12 years ago. Thank you for your service.