World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herschel Raggio Young, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nashville, Tennessee
Honored By
Judith C. Young
Relationship
Widow
FLEW IN B-24 LIBERATOR AS A BOMBARDIER WITH 98TH GROUP. FLEW RAIDS ON 9TH, 12TH AND 15TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1943. HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAD TO DITCH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. FLOATED ON RAFTS FOR 3 DAYS, 4 NIGHTS BEFORE A BRITISH MINE SWEEPER PICKED THEM UP. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART.