Show IJ J. J Allen Taylor Resumes His Post At Union Furniture Navy Lieutenant J. J Allen Tay Toy Taylor lor br was released from active duty February 12 1046 1946 Lt Taylor has been home with his wife Alta and daughter Carolyn for the tho past few weeks on terminal leave and has resumed his position at the Union Furniture Co Lt Taylor was commissioned in inthe inthe inthe the navy in November 1942 19 2 He lie served as commanding officer of two submarine anti-submarine patrol vessels operating from the west coast For nine months he was stationed on these ships For over 14 months prior to his return to Utah Lt Taylor was at at- attached attached attached to the destroyer U S S Fan Fanning Fanning Fanning ning which operated in the for for- forward forward forward ward area ar a of the Pacific theater of oC war lie served simultaneously as communications division officer submarine anti-submarine warfare officer and technical radar officer aboard this destroyer detro er erIn In addition to numerous war pa patrols troIs Lt Taylor participated in defense of the Marianas the in in- invasion invasion of the Philippines at Leyte the subsequent second battle of the Philippines the pre invasion bombardments of Iwo Jima and after the capture of Iwo Jima and for the remainder of the war the theU theU theU U S S Fanning operated between Iwo and Japan as an sea air-sea rescue ship 1 for the bombing raids over Japan The ship rescued a large number of pilots and crews during these months Upon completion of or the war the destroyer was recalled to the U S Svia Svia Svia I via the Panama canal to Norfolk Va During the last year of the war the Fanning sank five Jap Jap- Japanese Japanese Japanese anese ships without a single injury to her crew and only very minor damage to herself Allen is the son of Principal J. J A. A Taylor raylor whose family of four sons has served in the armed for for- ces He lie has recently been appoint appoint- appointed ed as second s cond counselor in the Boun Bountiful Bountiful first ward Sunday school su- su Allen is a graduate of the University of Utah and a member of Sigma Pi fraternity |