Byron O Young
Military ROLL OF HONOURRear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess Jr, Michael J Brennan Jr, Harry Gray, William D O'Malley Jr, Byron O Young, Harry I Mazer
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Front L-R: Allan H Ferguson Jr, John F Schmid, Howard U Feldman.
Corrected spelling of Harry Gray’s name and added connection
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen in B-17 42-97266 25-Apr-45; hit by flak over target area. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 14224
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778761
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Godfathers inc.
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Paul, Minnesota, USA | 3 January 1923 | Son of George A and Louise R Young. |
Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 18 November 1942 | Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
Died |
Pilsen, Czech | 25 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen in B-17 42-97266 25-Apr-45; hit by flak over target area. KIA MACR 14224 |
Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN | 8 January 1949 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 25 April 1945 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14224 / MACR 14224, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld pp.185 & 193 picture p. 187 and 398th BG web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database