Joseph Alfred Young
Military
NARA, KU Reports https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142682233
Object Number - UPL 45014 - Identification Card, Joseph A. Young
Joseph Young was Radar Navigator on B-17 #44-8208, shot down on the Merseburg mission 2 November 1944, Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19104866
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32574205 at enlistment, then O-716374
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17111190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14114887
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051730 at enlistment, then O-758693
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Baby II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
2 September 1915 | Poulan, Worth County, Georgia | |
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Enlisted |
4 April 1942 | Richmond, Virginia | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
2 November 1944 | captured near Köthen, East of Bernburg, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 12 June 1945.” | |
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Died |
7 January 2009 | Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Lynchburg, Georgia | |||
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Buried |
Joseph Young rests at Mulhearn Memorial Park, East Monroe, Louisiana |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
WWII Draft Card
NARA - Captured German documents - KU-559A (6 of 17)
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
VA Grave Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database