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SP4 James Edward Young

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SP4 James Edward Young Veteran

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
16 Apr 1968 (aged 23)
Vietnam
Burial
Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.5425, Longitude: -89.20348
Memorial ID
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SP4 Young #
MOS:

Arriving in Vietnam, James was to B Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. He died while serving in action in Binh Long, South Vietnam.
On April 16, 1968, Company B(-) provided security for the move of two batteries of artillery from the Hoc Mon area to the battalion forward base. At 0925 hours, one Bobcat from Company B was killed when a canister round accidentally detonated.
SP4 Young #
MOS:

Arriving in Vietnam, James was to B Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. He died while serving in action in Binh Long, South Vietnam.
On April 16, 1968, Company B(-) provided security for the move of two batteries of artillery from the Hoc Mon area to the battalion forward base. At 0925 hours, one Bobcat from Company B was killed when a canister round accidentally detonated.

Inscription

Tennessee
SP4 COB 1 BN
5 INF 25 INF DIV
Vietnam


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  • Maintained by: Tony
  • Originally Created by: 46512307
  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22582056/james_edward-young: accessed ), memorial page for SP4 James Edward Young (25 Jan 1945–16 Apr 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22582056, citing Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).