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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert H. Young

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wooster, Ohio

Honored By

Ms. Nadene Rogerson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FLEW A P-38 ON RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS IN NORTH AFRICA. THESE MISSIONS MEANT TANGLING WITH GERMAN ME-109 FIGHTERS. ON HIS 5TH MISSION, HE WAS CAPTURED BY A SQUAD OF GERMANS AND TRANSFERRED TO A POW CAMP IN POLAND. STAYED UNTIL REPATRIATED IN 1944. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, UNIT CITATION, THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON.