World War II Honoree

Samuel Rembert Young, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lykesland, South Carolina

Honored By

Joyce Young Brunson

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FROM APRIL 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 141ST INFANTRY DIVISION FROM NOVEMBER 1945. AWARDS ENTITLED TO: THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (EUROPE) AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.