Clarke County

Pfc. Joseph W. Young

 

IOWA’s HONOR ROLL

Here are more Iowans who have been killed in action. The final line beneath each picture gives the geographical location in which the man was killed. Additional Honor Roll pictures will be carried on future Sundays.

Source: The  Des Moines Register, Sunday, January 2, 1944  (photo included)

Joseph Wilbur Young was born Oct. 2, 1915 to Clinton Augustus and Nora Belle Guthrie Young. He died Mar. 30, 1943 and is buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, IA.

Pvt. Young served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry and was MIA/KIA in the North African area.

Source: ancestry.com