World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bernie H. Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Baird, Texas
Honored By
Ms. Cecilia Bowers
Relationship
Daughter
Landed in Normandy on D-day and followed General Patton through Europe. Awarded the Purple Heart. Also invented a firing pin for a very large gun for the Army. Offered a Battlefield Commission. Declined, to see his daughter.