World War II Honoree

Thomas Lee Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lebanon, Kentucky

Honored By

Lillian Irene Bohannon Young, Peggy, William, Ronald, & Victoria

Relationship

Wife and Children

TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE, SERIAL 35693122, SPENT ALMOST ALL OF TOUR WITH 355TH ENGINEERS GENERAL SERVICES REGIMENT, HELPED CONSTRUCT 1ST RAILROAD 1751 FOOT BRIDGE IN WESEL, GERMANY ACROSS RHINE RIVER AS AN ENGINEER, CLEARED MINE FIELDS, GUARDED POW'S, PART OF RED BALL EXPRESS, BECAME HEAD COOK. GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON REQUESTED TO SHAKE HIS HAND FOR PREPARING A SUPERIOR MEAL FOR HIM AND HIS MEN. HE RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS. LANDED IN NORMANDY D-DAY +3, IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CAMPAIGNS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, FROM 4 NOVEMBER 1943 TO 14 SEPTEMBER 1945, RETURNED HOME WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 290TH INFANTRY, 75TH DIVISION. INDUCTED 5 JANUARY 1943, DISCHARGED 19 SEPTEMBER 1945.