Korean War
| Service # | AO-800628 |
|---|---|
| Unit | 84 BOMB SQ |
| Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
| Date of Death | December 4 1950 |
| Status | Missing In Action |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
For his leadership and valor, Major Young was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the European Theater of Operations Medal, the Asia-Pacific Theater of Operations Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Major Young was a veteran of World War II, flying 40 missions. In Korea, he was a crewman of a RB-45C Tornado reconnaissance bomber with Reconnaissance Detachment A, 84th Bomber Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On December 4, 1950, while on a reconnaissance mission over the Yalu River, his aircraft was shot down by Russian MiG-15s. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.