World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE GRADUATED THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINES ACADEMY IN KINGS POINT, NEW YORK DURING WWII. HE SERVED OVERSEAS AND WAS AWARDED BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC WAR ZONE MEDALS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.