World War II Honoree

Robert E. Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Charles H. Jacobs

INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON MARCH 22, 1943 AT FORT HAYES, COLUMBUS, OHIO AND SENT TO CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA FOR BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING. RECEIVED ADVANCED DESERT TRAINING AT THE CALIFORNIA DESERT TRAINING CENTER ATTACHED TO THE 9TH ARMORED DIVISION. THEN WAS SENT TO FORT LAWTON, WASHINGTON AND ON DECEMBER 8, 1943, SAILED ABOARD A LIBERTY SHIP, ARRIVING AT AMCHITKA, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON DECEMBER 30, 1943. THERE WAS ASSIGNED TO POST HEADQUARTERS AS MAIL CLERK. SIX WEEKS LATER, WAS SENT TO FORT RICHARDSON, ALASKA, NEAR THE CITY OF ANCHORAGE AND ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1945, BOARDED A C-54 PLANE AND FLEW TO EDMONTON, CANADA, THEN BY TRAIN TO CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. FOLLOWING A 45 DAY FURLOUGH, REPORTED TO CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI ON OCTOBER 29, 1945 AND WAS SLATED FOR OVERSEAS DUTY WITH THE 2ND ARMY, BUT WAS EXCUSED DUE TO THE EXISTING POINT SYSTEM. WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED, AS A CORPORAL, ON NOVEMBER 21, 1945.