World War II Honoree

Ernest Leroy Young, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fairfax, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

HE ENTERED INTO ACTIVE DUTY ON JULY 11, 1942. UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE ON JULY 16, 1946, HE SERVED AS AN INSPECTOR OF ORDNANCE MATERIAL IN THE PHILADELPHIA ORDNANCE DISTRICT. HE OBTAINED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, AND EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. FOLLOWING HIS DISCHARGE, HE REMAINED IN THE OFFICER RESERVE CORPS, AND RETIRED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.