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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, James Lawrence
Date of birth
8 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Union City, Randolph County, Indiana
Hometown
Union City, Randolph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35792180
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 44 18

Immediate family

Members
Link Young (father)
Florence (Jordan) Young (mother)
Robert D. Young (brother)
Earl B. Young (brother)
Franklin J. Young (brother)
Mary L. Young (sister)
Martha A. Young (sister)
Richard A. Young (brother)

More information

Pfc James L. Young attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 11 March 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the back and neck.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Hickey Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy