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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, George B
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Maryland

Military service

Service number
33060416
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Athienville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 7 27

Immediate family

Members
John J. Young (father)
Eva B. (Hauf) Young (mother)
John Young Jr. (brother)
Elfreda (Lettan) Young (wife)

More information

Sgt George B. Young enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 13 May 1941.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V. Drachman