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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, William Charles
Date of birth
23 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36741939
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Wittring, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 1 7

Immediate family

Members
Florence M. (Tighe) Young (mother)
Charlotte Young (sister)

More information

Sgt William C. Young was employed at the Illinois Central Railroad Company before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division 
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