Woodrow Young (1916 - 1978)

Born 22 Dec 1916 in Velma, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Mar 1978 at age 61 in Stephens, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Private Woodrow Young served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 17 March 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 16 October 1945

Woodrow was born December 22, 1916 in Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. ^[1] He was the son of George Young and Delia Garrett.

He passed away March 29, 1978 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. ^[2][3] Woodrow was laid to rest in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. ^[4]

Military

On October 16, 1940 he registered for the WWII draft in Stephens County, Oklahoma. He listed he was born December 22, 1916 in Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. His father is listed as his employer and the person who will always know his address. Woodrow is described as 5'11, 170 pounds, gray eyes with brown hair and a ruddy complexion. ^[5]

Woodrow Young enlisted into the United States Army during WWII on March 17, 1942 in Stephens County, Oklahoma.

Name: Woodrow Young

Name (Original): YOUNG WOODROW

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 17 Mar 1942

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Event Place: Ft Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Race: White

Citizenship Status: citizen

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: OKLAHOMA

Education Level: Grammar school

Civilian Occupation: Farm hands, general farms

Marital Status: Married

Military Rank: Private

Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source Reference: Civil Life

Serial Number: 38146538

Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923

Box Film Number: 12946.60 ^[6]

He is listed in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Name: Woodrow Young

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1916

Death Date: 30 Mar 1978

Enlistment Date 1: 17 Mar 1942

Release Date 1: 16 Oct 1945 ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "OK2Explore." Ok 2 Explore, ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/BirthResults
2. ↑ “OK2Explore.” Ok 2 Explore, ok2explore.health.ok.gov/App/DeathResults.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3ZL-XZ3 : 20 May 2014), Woodrow Young, Mar 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 January 2019), memorial page for Woodrow “Happy” Young (23 Dec 1916–29 Mar 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #154925524, citing Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by shab (contributor 48857697) .
5. ↑ "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BH-9ZPV : 16 August 2019), Woodrow Young, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States, NAID 2169774. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
6. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMF1-FHW : 5 December 2014), Woodrow Young, enlisted 17 Mar 1942, Ft Sill, Oklahoma, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMZ-LV4 : accessed 11 January 2019), Woodrow Young in household of George W Young, Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 259, sheet 10B, line 82, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1484; FHL microfilm 1,821,484.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4V-TW2 : accessed 11 January 2019), Woodrow Young in household of George W Young, Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 13B, line 63, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1932; FHL microfilm 2,341,666.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKP-HQX : 27 July 2019), Woodrow Young in household of Geo W Young, Parks Township, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-22, sheet 8A, line 10, family 143, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3334.