Young, Alton Dale 'Sonny'

1931 - 1976  (45 years)

• Name	Young, Alton Dale 'Sonny'
  Birth	31 Mar 1931	Van, Van Zandt County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	YOUN.A001
  _FGRAVE	60501340
  Military Service	Korean War, Private, United States Army  [2]
  		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 Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	7 Sep 1976	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Interment with full military honors rendered by the Olney veteran organizations will be in the Noble Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Young, Alton Dale
  Person ID	I47003	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Young, Jacob Lee 'Jake',   b. 1904   d. 1958, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Walker, O.
  Family ID	F15009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilterbrand, Shirley Lee,   b. 2 Nov 1934, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 17 May 2019, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Young, R.
  Family ID	F17323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14080] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Young, Alton Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60501340/alton-dale-young), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14081] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Headstone, Young, Alton Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60501340/alton-dale-young), none. (Reliability: 2).