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YOUNKINS, Preston Sheridan - Date of
birth
27 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland -
Hometown
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33902602 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Moussey, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 45 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Guy P. Younkins (father)
Lettie V. (Reeder) Younkins (mother)
Gerald J. Younkins (brother)
Patsy V. Younkins (sister)
More information
Pvt Preston S. Younkins was employed at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 4 January 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Maile Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Cari Dobbs
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy