World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis C. Young, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Honored By
Lewis C. Young
ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AND CAPTAIN, SERVICE FROM 1941 TO 1946. INVASION OF MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, SICILY, ITALY, CASSINO, ARNO RIVER, SOUTHERN FRANCE, GERMANY AND ENGLAND. 2 INVASION ARROWHEADS AND 8 CAMPAIGN STARS. SERVED WITH 436TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS MOBILE BATTALION. DRILL SERGEANT, COMBINED ARMS CENTER, FORT EUSTIS, FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AT CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA. THREE YEARS SERVICE IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 1 1/2 YEARS STATESIDE. 3 MONTHS TERMINAL LEAVE, 1946.