Young Howard N.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Howard N. Young

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-697755

Unit:

425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-31

State:

Colorado

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Howard N. Young entered the military service in Colorado. He resided in El Paso County, Colorado prior to the war. Howard served as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on B-24J #44-40783, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #44-40783 took off, with a crew of 10 and 1 passenger, from Liuchow Airfield, China on a combat mission targeting shipping in Takao Harbor near Takao, Formosa (Taiwan). During this mission they were shot down by Japanese A6M Zeros and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.

He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov