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YOUNG, Jay A - Date of
birth
4 November 1912 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33928309 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 October 1944 - Place of
death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob H. Young (father)
Mae H. (Kauffman) Young (mother)
Paul E. Young (brother)
Glenn R. Young (brother)
Robert M. Young (brother)
Roy Young (brother)
Chester H. Young (brother)
Dale W. Young (brother)
Charlote E. (Herman) Young (wife)
More information
Pvt Jay A. Young graduated from Selingsgrove High School in 1929 and was a retail manager at the Weis supermarket in Selinsgrove.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1944 and was detailed to Camp Blanding, Florida. His storekeeper ability won him quick advancement to the rank of Supply Sergeant. He was assigned to Fort George Meade and then embarked overseas, landing in France in September 1944. A surplus of Supply Sergeants resulted in his reduction to the rank of private and transfer to the infantry.
Four other sons of the family served during the war.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Barsh Family Tree, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, Erwin Derhaag
Photo source: Siem Voogt, The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune, Cynosure Yearbook Class of 1929