Vervene W Young
Military
Small change in caption to change '[R to L] to '[L to R]'.
Object Number - FRE 5323 - Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang....
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-22859
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35302207
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sunny VIII
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas, USA | 30 November 1916 | Son of William Francis and Florence M [Cox] Young. |
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Enlisted |
27 February 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged |
23 October 1945 | Honourably discharged. | |
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Died |
10 November 1950 | ||
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Buried |
Rose Hill, KS 67133, USA | Friends cemetery Rose hill Butler County Kansas, USA | |
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Based |
Debden | Not sure when VW Young's tour started and finished. |
Revisions
Thanks to the work of 'al_skiff', have spotted the duplicate record for Vervene W Young and have now combined the entries for him.
This record now contains information from the following sources:
First name as 'Vevrene' in '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia.
First name as 'Verbene' in 336th FS Ground crew roster: http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/336---ground.html
First name as 'Vervene' on headstone: Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43774664
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html