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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, John Franklin
Date of birth
30 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Kansas
Hometown
Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37516472
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bitche, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Willie L. Young (father)
Grace A. Young (mother)
Dorthy L. Young (sister)
Joe H. Young (brother)
Margie J. Young (sister)
Catherine G. Young (sister)

More information

Pfc John F. Young worked for the Lester Langley Company.
He is remembered at the Stafford Cemetery in Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel / Richard Wesley

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel / Richard Wesley