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Young Martin W.

Name:
Martin W. Young
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-659787
Unit:
373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-05-20
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with Oak Leaf C
Comments:

Martin W. Young was born on February 2, 1920 in Cook County, Illinois. He served as a Captain and Pilot on B-24J #42-73430, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force that crashed in the China Sea during WWII. Martin died when his bomber was hit by enemy fire while attacking a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

CPT Young 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