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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1944

Page

7

Frankfort Pilot Survives Third Air Mishap Prisoner Of War

First Lt. William A. Young 28, reported missing since his plane was shot down over Holland last May is declared safe as a prisoner of war. He already earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart for a March raid over Germany, where he returned to England after a shell explosion. A University of Alabama graduate and Huntsville native, he had prior misfortunes including a forced landing in West Texas.

Frankfort Holland William A. Young War Department Young Nell Young Huntsville Ala Germany England West Texas University of Alabama

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