World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edmund Peter Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lacyville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Janet, Jerry & Terry Young
Relationship
Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 1943 UNTIL 1945, IN THE U.S. ARMY, HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION, EARNING A BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. HE WAS NEARLY KILLED IN A BATTLE IN PO VALLEY, ITALY, IN THE WINTER OF 1944, A BATTLE THAT HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.