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YOUNG, Smith J - Date of
birth
9 February 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Yancey County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Crabtree, Yancey County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15066384 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Vynen near Xanten, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Young (father)
Flether M. Young (mother)
Ruth Young (sister)
Jack L. Young (brother)
William B. Young (brother)
Robert L. Young (brother)
Harry D. Young (brother)
Katheleen V. Young (sister)
Bill E. Young (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30087 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Shackrat
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 1026
More information
S/Sgt Smith J. Young was a carpenter.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 7 May 1941.
The plane was hit by flak and exploded.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight were killed. Except for Smith J. Young, they were initially buried in the special sector for British POW's of the cemetery of Münchengladbach on 16 October 1943. The body of S/Sgt Young was found in the water for the Waal River at Doornenburg on 11 October 1943. He was buried at the Doornenburg Cemetery in Bemmel, The Netherlands on 13 October 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 100thBombGroup, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 100thBombGroup