World War II Honoree

Clifford Fai Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Clifford Young

Relationship

Self

AS RESERVE OFFICER ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE JANUARY 1942 AS INFANTRY OFFICER AND TROOP COMMANDER WITH 298TH INFANTRY. SERVED IN HAWAII, SOUTH PACIFIC, SOLOMON ISLAND CAMPAIGN, GUADALCANAL, BOUGAINVILLE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVED IN CHINA AS COMMANDER OF THE YENAN OBSERVER GROUP AND U.S. LIAISON WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY HEADQUARTERS AND WAS ALSO LIAISON OFFICER FOR GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL DURING HIS NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNISTS AND NATIONALISTS. WAS CHIEF INSTRUCTOR FOR AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, GROUND GENERAL SCHOOL, FORT RILEY, KANSAS. AWARDED 2 BRONZE STAR MEDALS, CHINA'S CLOUD AND BANNER MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. RETIRED AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL.