STEPHEN W. YOUNG
Home Of Record:
WEST COLLINGSWOOD
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
2LT
Branch Of Service:
Army
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
September 06, 1969
Date of Birth:
December 20, 1945

 

Stephen W. Young was born on December 20, 1945. His home of record is West Collingswood, NJ.

He served in the US Army where he attained the rank of Second Lieutenant (2LT).

Young was killed in action on September 6, 1969, in Vietnam.

Information from NJVVMF


SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION IN MEKONG DELTA

An Army second lieutenant from Collingswood, N.J., who had been in Vietnam for five weeks, has been killed in action, the Defense Department reported Friday.
Lt. Stephen W. Young, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, of 325 W. Franklin ave., was killed while on duty in the Mekong Delta.
He graduated from Collingswood High School in 1963 and Bowling Green State University of Ohio in 1967.
Lt. Young enlisted in Ohio in 1967 and went into the service in January 1968. He was graduated from officers candidate school in November 1968 and was sent to Vietnam Aug. 1, where he was assigned to a mobile advisory team.
His father said he sent the family a letter saying he had been told to learn the Vietnamese language and religious customs in two weeks.
Surviving with his parents is a sister, Mrs. Carolyn J. Scott.

MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA

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ronnie williams
rscrwilliams@charter.net
fellow ocs friend
602 old toll rd asheville nc 28804 usa
you are remembered
I was a friend and fellow classmate of Steve while we were in OCS at Ft. Benning. I was also the last classmate to see Steve alive in Can Tho province before his death.
You are remembered and missed by this fellow vet.
Jan 20, 2008


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