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YOUNG, Lloyd William - Date of
birth
12 March 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Wolfeboro Falls, Carroll County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31461503 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Kirchherten, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Perley E. Young (father)
Lillian A. (Black) Young (mother)
Carl L. Young (brother)
Homer W. Young (brother)
Catherine M. (Osborne) Young (wife)
Lloyd W. Young Jr. (son)
More information
Pfc Lloyd W. Young attended college for one year and was a grocer at Young's General Store in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.He was married to Catherine Myrtle Osborne in Tuftonboro, New Hamshire on 25 September 1938.
He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 3 April 1944 and received basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was sent overseas on 24 September 1944.
He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. The citation cited: For galantry in action on 27 February 1945 in Germany. Discovering that they could not fire their bazooka at enemy tanks from their position in a house, Pvt Young and a comrade went outside under intense enemy fire in an attempt to knock out the leading tank. Despite the deadly machine gun fire now centered on them, they fired two more rounds at the tanks, forcing them to withdraw. While Pvt Young was moving back toward the house, he was instantly killed by the machine gun fire.
Source of information: André Koch, David Young (great nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1940 Census / Marriage Records Index / 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory" Unit History, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press