Rank and Name, Ships Cook Second Class Buford John Young.
Unit/Placed in, USS Harder (SS-257) Submarine, United States Navy.
Buford is born approx. on 26 June 1918 in Lutie, Texas.
Father, Robert Jason Young.
Mother, Catherine Elizabeth (Miller) Young.
Sister(s), Arlene Lois and Katie Lou Young.
Brother(s), Orvil Adolph and Robert Jason Young.
Spouse, Winnie Gale (Kirklin) Young.
Son, Buford John Young.
Buford enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3562152.
Buford was KIA not known probably sunk by depth charge attack on 24 Aug. 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Buford is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Buford also had a Memorial Grave at South Fairview Cemetery
Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas, USA
Thanks to, http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/young-b-j.htm
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2WNJ-BRG
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
