Charles G Young Jr
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46776 - 1LT Charles G. Young, Jr. Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Beaulieu
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 5 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 27 July 1942 | |
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Died |
Palmyra, New Jersey | 3 January 1998 | |
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Buried |
Arneytown, New Jersey | 7 January 1998 | Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA n Plot SECTION L SITE 15307 |
| Bristol, PA | 709 Radcliff Street |
