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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Horace Allen Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Boca Raton, Florida

Honored By

Daughter and Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF WWII, AT AGE 17, HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS AT BOCA RATON, FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 28, 1946, IN ORDER TO RELIEVE GI'S OVERSEAS. HE WAS SENT FOR TRAINING AS A MEDICAL CORPSMAN, CONTINUED WITH PHARMACY TRAINING, AND EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO MEDICAL SUPPLY. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO HARMON FIELD, GUAM, IN THE 932ND ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AND AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, HE WAS MADE SUPPLY SERGEANT.