World War II Honoree

Allen Dahl Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Salt Lake City, Utah

Honored By

Scott Fisher Young

Relationship

Son

1ST LIEUTENANT YOUNG WAS A P-51D FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 339FG, 505TH SQUADRON BASED OUT OF FOWLMERE ENGLAND. AFTER 57 MISSIONS, HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN BY FLAK OVER GERMANY. LIEUTENANT YOUNG WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG (LUFT 1) FOR 7 MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS LIBERATED. AFTER RETURNING HOME HE SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MILITARY AND RETIRED A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.