Sam Houser Young Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. While attempting to dodge flak collided with section leader Lt 'Millie' Millikan. Lt Sam Young Jr bailed out safely and was captured just outside the village of Piethen. POW 30-May-44. MACR 5489.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Air Medal, EAME Campaign Medal
Millikan also bailed out and was captured. Both pilots interred Stalag Luft 3, Sagan Poland. Marched Jan 1945 in "long March to Freedom " liberated April 30 , 1945 at prison at Moosberg W Germany by units of Patton's 3rd army.
After war : mechanical engineer , married , 2 children , lived in Beaumont , Ft Worth , and
Dallas , Texas
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
Dallas, TX, USA | 27 October 1916 | Son of Sam H Sr and Ruth O Young. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 April 1944 - 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 30 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Mid Air Collision |
06388 Piethen, Germany | 30 May 1944 | While attempting to dodge flak collided with section leader Lt 'Millie' Millikan. Lt Sam Young Jr bailed out safely and was captured just outside the village of Piethen. POW 30-May-44. MACR 5489. Dad told us that his engine was struck by flak and his vision was obscured by smoke prior to bailing out . ? fog of war . Things happen fast . |
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Died |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 21 October 1991 | |
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Born |
Dallas, Texas, USA | ||
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Buried |
Collin County, TX, USA | Pecan Grove Cemetery McKinney Collin County Texas, USA. |