World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Herbert V. Young, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clarkdale, Arizona
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS ABOARD A B-24D LIBERATOR ON A MISSION OUT OF NADZAB AIR FIELD IN NEW GUINEA, TO ATTACK AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITE AT HANSA BAY ON 10 APRIL 1944 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE.