Young, Harry Franklin

1919 - 2003  (84 years)

• Name	Young, Harry Franklin
  Birth	5 Apr 1919	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	YOUN.H001
  _FGRAVE	27603384
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company K, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry 'Statue of Liberty' Division  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on August 4, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained as a rifleman (military occupational specialty 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 9, 1945 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assiggned to Company K, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry 'Statue of Liberty' Division in The Philippine Islands and fought with them in the Ryukyus campaign until wounded by enemy action on June 22, 1945 during the battle for Okinawa. Earned ThThe Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Battle Star, Philippine Liberation Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private 1st Class on January 9, 1946 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1951002
  		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,…
  		Harry Franklin Young (1919-2003)
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Young, Harry F. (1919-2003)
  Death	22 Nov 2003
  Burial	Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I32712	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Young, Thomas Jefferson,   b. 16 Feb 1879, Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas d. 14 Apr 1946, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Kilpatrick, Bessie Edith,   b. 1885   d. 12 Mar 1945 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1906	Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years and 11 months - She was ~ 21 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F1139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benefield, Pearl Idele,   b. 20 Jul 1919, Winterrowd, Effingham County, Illinois d. 9 Oct 2020 (Age 101 years)
  Children	1. Young, Larry Alen,   b. 13 Mar 1940, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Feb 2004, Coos County, Oregon (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F13588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1919 - Illinois Burial - - Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S864] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 14, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S14829] World War II Honoree, Harry F. Young, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1951002) (Reliability: 2).