World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Odell Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Linda Pettenridge
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES, LUZON, NEW GUINEA, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, MINDANAO, MINDORO, EAST MALAYSIA, BORNEO, INDONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, GILBERT ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES AT PEARL HARBOR AND D-DAY WITH THE 19TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A MORTAR GUNNER.