World War II Honoree

Robert Joseph Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Mary McDonough Young

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FOR THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN BOTH THEATERS DURING THE WAR. FROM 1942-1944 HE SERVED AS A WEATHER OBSERVER AT BLUIE WEST 8 ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF GREENLAND. HE RETURNED TO FORT WILLIAMS IN CAPE ELIZABETH MAINE EARLY IN 1944, AND WAS A WEATHER OBSERVER. IN AUGUST OF 1944 HE WAS STATIONED FOR A SHORT TIME AT GRENIER FIELD IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. HE WAS THEN SENT TO HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA WHERE HE SPENT THE DURATION OF THE WAR.