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Personal info

Full name
YOUNG, Dale B
Date of birth
27 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Troy, Miami County, Ohio
Hometown
Troy, Miami County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35876991
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stockem, Bettingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 5 42

Immediate family

Members
George Young Jr. (father)
Blanche B. (Polling) Young (mother)
Juanita V. Young (sister)
Ester F. Young (sister)
Ronald E. Young (brother)

More information

Pvt Dale B. Young was employed by the Hawley Taxi service.

He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 25 September 1943 and was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Dillow Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.newspapers.com - The Journal Herald - 4 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - The Journal Herald - 4 March 1945

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