Question: Kenneth Marlar Taylor had a friend best known for being one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on Pearl Harbor whose name was what?

<P0-S0> The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. <P0-S1>  Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. <P0-S2>  The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces the Harvard, the name by which it is best known outside of the US. <P0-S3>  Starting in 1948, the new United States Air Force (USAF) designated it the T-6, with the USN following in 1962. <P0-S4>  It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. <P0-S5>  It has also been used many times to simulate various Japanese aircraft, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero in movies depicting World War II in the Pacific. <SEP> <P1-S0> The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America between 1926 and 1941. <P1-S1>  After World War I, as early aviation became an increasingly important part of modern warfare, a philosophical rift developed between more traditional ground-based army personnel and those who felt that aircraft were being underutilized and that air operations were being stifled for political reasons unrelated to their effectiveness. <P1-S2>  The USAAC was renamed from the earlier United States Army Air Service on 2 July 1926, and was part of the larger United States Army. <P1-S3>  The Air Corps became the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 20 June 1941, giving it greater autonomy from the Army's middle-level command structure. <P1-S4>  During World War II, although not an administrative echelon, the Air Corps (AC) remained as one of the combat arms of the Army until 1947, when it was legally abolished by legislation establishing the Department of the Air Force. <SEP> <P2-S0> George Welch (May 10, 1918 – October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. <P2-S1>  Welch is best known for being one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his work as a test pilot. <SEP> <P3-S0>  Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, he managed to get a fighter plane airborne under fire. <P3-S1>  Taylor claimed to have shot down four Japanese dive bombers but only two were confirmed. <P3-S2>  Taylor was injured during the incident and received several awards for his efforts, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. <P3-S3> Kenneth Marlar Taylor (December 23, 1919 – November 25, 2006) was a new United States Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant pilot stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.