Henry Caleb Young Jr (1924 - 1945)

Born 8 Mar 1924 in Minden, Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Died 25 Dec 1945 at age 21 in France

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Biography

PFC Henry Young Jr Died in Military Service during World War II.

Henry C Young Jr.

United States Census, 1930

Name Henry C Young Jr.

Titles and Terms Jr

Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Police Jury Ward 2, Webster, Louisiana, United States

Gender Male Age 6 Marital Status Single

Race White Race (Original) White

Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son

Birth Year (Estimated) 1924 Birthplace Louisiana

Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Birthplace Louisiana

Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 2

Henry C Young Head M 48 Georgia (Father)

Obell Young Wife F 48 Louisiana (Mother)

Auby Young Daughter F 17 Texas

Fane Young Daughter F 14 Texas

Coahron R Young Son M 12 Louisiana

Oleater Young Daughter F 9 Louisiana

Henry C Young Jr. Son M 6 Louisiana

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United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans

Name Henry C Young

Event Type Burial Event Place Minden, , Louisiana, United States

Death Date 25 Nov 1945

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Memorial

Henry Caleb Young, Jr

Note: Excellent Memorial Images and Portrait included.

Birth: Mar. 8, 1924 Minden Webster Parish Louisiana, USA

Death: Nov. 25, 1945, France

HENRY CALEB YOUNG, JR.

Henry Caleb Young, Jr. was born March 8, 1924 in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana to Henry Caleb Young and Ora Bell Spurlock. He died November 25, 1945 in France from a jeep wreck.

He enlisted in the military, September 21, 1943 and was killed November 25, 1945. He was a PFC in the 377th Parachute FA BN, 101st Airborne Division, US Army WWII. His Serial Number was 38-520-317. A Pension # XC-6,086,860 was shown.

In 1948 the military gave the families of the WWII dead, who were buried in foreign fields a choice to either have their bodies shipped home for reburial or to have them moved into military cemeteries.

An Application for a Headstone was made by his father, October 23, 1948 and verified November 1, 1948 and shipped from Columbus, MS. on December 2, 1948 to the Minden City Cemetery.

Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey

Family links: Parents:

Henry Caleb Young (1881 - 1961)

Ora Bell Spurlock Young (1882 - 1973)

Siblings:

Mattie Mae Young Frye (1901 - 1977)*

Puellar Young Pair (1906 - 2000)*

Ora Barnell Young Miller (1909 - 1984)*

Auby Lucine Young Bailey (1912 - 1969)*

Ione Marilla Young Lewis (1916 - 1969)*

Coahron Arvin Young (1918 - 2011)*

Oleater Young Childs (1920 - 1980)*

Henry Caleb Young (1924 - 1945) *Calculated relationship

Burial: Minden City Cemetery Minden Webster Parish Louisiana, USA

Created by: Virginia Wilson Bailey (Credit) Record added: Dec 25, 2009 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ [("United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMT6-FLG : 8 December 2015), Henry C Young Jr. in entry for Henry C Young, 1930.)]
2. ↑ [("United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-J97Y : 17 May 2016), Henry C Young, .)]
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #45783603