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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, John Henry
Date of birth
11 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33493331
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 9

Immediate family

Members
John E. Young (father)
Anna E. Young (mother)

More information

Pvt John H. Young enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 8 September 1943 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.genealogytrails.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Harrisburg Telegraph - 18 January 1945