Young, Harry Eugene

1923 - 1944  (20 years)

• Name	Young, Harry Eugene
  Birth	28 Oct 1923	Marion County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	YOUN.H002
  _FGRAVE	105939905
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry ("Old Reliables"), United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Veteran's branch and dates of service unknown. Honored at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) SOURCE: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903208
  		World War II Honoree, Young, Harry E. (1923-1944)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables"), United States Army
  		9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables"), United States Army
  		47th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	8 Aug 1944	France
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Iuka Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois   [3]
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Young, Harry E.
  		Headstone, Young, Harry E.
  Person ID	I43076	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Young, Giles Franklin 'Frank',   b. 10 Dec 1880, Macon County, Illinois d. 6 May 1963, Marion County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Silvey, A.M.
  Family ID	F18735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13432] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Harry E. Young, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903208) (Reliability: 2). [S13459] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Young, Harry E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105939905/harry-e-young), none. (Reliability: 2).