World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Calvin Young, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AND SERVED AS A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN ON THE ESCORT DESTROYER SHIP USS FECHTELER DE-157, WHICH WAS SUNK WHILE THEY WERE PATROLLING WATERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. HE SPENT 11 HOURS IN THE WATER BEFORE BEING RESCUED.