Wallace C Young

Military
media-33800.jpeg UPL 33800 Wallace Young

Michael Young son of Wallace Young crewmember of 42-102515

Object Number - UPL 33800 - Wallace Young

Collided with another aircraft 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102515, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Young was held POW for a year, until June, 1945. He left the AAF after the war, married, and raised 6 children. Wallace Young died in 1975 at age 51.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102515

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 27 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5163 / MACR 5163; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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