World War II Honoree

Frederick Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Milford, New Hampshire

Honored By

Mary Janet Young

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED THE ARMY AT FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS ON JANUARY 29, 1942, ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA AND WAS COMMISSIONED ON AUGUST 19, 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 338TH ENGINEER GENERAL SERVICE REGIMENT AND SENT TO CAMP ATTERBURY IN INDIANA, THEN HE WENT ONTO CAMP CLAIBORNE IN LOUISIANA AND FINALLY TO CAMP KILMER IN NEW JERSEY. WENT OVERSEAS ON MARCH 5, 1943 TO ORAN, NORTH AFRICA AND WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS, MEDITERRANEAN BASE SECTION AND THEN ATTACHED TO THE 5TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRENCH MOROCCO FOR DUTY AS ASSISTANT AREA ENGINEER. IN SEPTEMBER, 1943 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 460TH ENGINEER DEPOT. IN AUGUST 1944 HE SAILED FROM AFRICA TO ST. TROPEZ, FRANCE, THEN TO MARSAILLES, WHERE HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE HEADQUARTERS, 6TH MAJOR PORT, AS LIAISON OFFICER BETWEEN ENGINEER DEPOTS AND PORT OPERATIONS. IN MAY, 1945 HE WENT TO BELGIUM FOR DUTY IN THE PORT AREAS OF GHENT AND ANTWERP AND WAS THERE UNTIL HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES TO BE PLACED IN THE OFFICERS RESERVE FEBRUARY 18, 1946. HE THEN BECAME A FIRST LIEUTENANT.