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YOUNG, Nathan Leo - Date of
birth
21 August 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Sioux City, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa -
Hometown
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-747542 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1944 - Place of
death
Falkenhoehe, two miles northeast of Falkensee, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick W. Young (father)
Frances C. (Rosenthal) Young (mother)
Ruth Young (sister)
Harold Young (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-6099 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heinkel Aviation Industry
MACR: 3420
More information
1st Lt Nathan L. Young graduated from Central High School in 1936. He attended Northern State Teachers College for two years where he was enrolled in a pre-engineering course.The primary target was the Heinkel Aviation Industry at Oranienburg. Due to cloud cover, the secondary target, the city of Berlin, was attacked.
The aircraft was hit on the tail assembly by 3 bombs from an airplane of the High Squadron of the 96th. It was seen to go down out of control. 6 parachutes were seen to open.
None of the crew members survived the crash.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, http://vetaffairs.sd.gov - Tiffany Nelson and Alison Buechler
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://vetaffairs.sd.gov - Aberdeen American News, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-F, Rankin, Tulare, California