World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John P. Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED ABOARD THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 'G.I. DELIVERY'. KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 31, 1944 ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER XENIA OIL REFINERY, PLOESTI, ROMANIA. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.