William Taylor was the son of Rev. W.P. Taylor, class of 1890, and arrived at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from Georgetown, Delaware.  He entered with the class of 1918, enrolling in the Latin-Scientific course.  He was a member of Belles Lettres Literary Society, of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and the Y.M.C.A.  He was also a companion of Russell Flegal in the Mandolin Club.

Taylor withdrew from his junior year to enlist and entered the aviation service.  He trained first at Princeton, New Jersey and then in the Fifth Air Cadet Squadron at Ellington Field outside of Houston, Texas.  Taylor died at Ellington of influenza on October 19, 1918.