Fisher Family Genealogy
YOUNG, Emery C. Jr.
1923 - 1944 (21 years)-
Name YOUNG, Emery C. Suffix Jr. Birth 24 Feb 1923 Illinois CENSUS 4 Apr 1930 Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [1] Census: 1930 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Roll 533; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 488.0 CENSUS 30 Apr 1940 Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [2] - Listed as Junior
In school, sophomore high school
Census: 1940 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL; Roll: T627_839; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-31 MILI 30 Jun 1942 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [3] - Address: Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL
Contact person: Carrie M. Young, Good Hope, IL
Employer: N. Dudley, Globe American Co., Macomb, McDonough Co., IL
Description: white, 5'-10", 150 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion
No other distinguishing features
WWII Draft Card: Emory Cosler Young - 1942 Death 22 Mar 1944 Mount Thumb, Papua New Guinea [4, 5, 6, 7, 8] - Died in World War II when the B-24D Liberator code-named "Weezie" (Serial Number 42-41081) on which Emory was a passenger crashed into Mount Thumb, Papua New Guinea (PNG) en route from Jackson or 7 Mile Drome airfield at Port Moresby, PNG to Nadzab Airfield, PNG on 22 Mar 1944. The entire crew was declared dead shortly after and later memorialized on tablets of the missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Phillipes. The location of the crash site remained a mystery until April 1982 when local villagers led a team from the Army's Honolulu-based Central Identification Laboratory to the site. The team recovered fewer than 1000 bones, but using DNA were able to positively identify the remains of the three flight crew and all nineteen passengers including 2nd Lt. Emory C. Young. The complete story is documented in Susan Sheehan's book A Missing Plane (Berkley, 1987, ISBN-10: 0425105539)
B-24 GI's remains found Fate of Emory Young Emory Young death confirmed Emory Young returns home Emory Young obituary Burial 4 Feb 1983 Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [8] - Visitation at Sargent-Worthington Funeral Home, Macomb, IL. Full military graveside service at Good Hope Cemetery, Rev. Lou Zuck officiating
- Memorial also located at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (aka Fort William McKinley Cemetery), Manila, Phillipines
Headstone: Emory C. Young Jr
Plot: Section 8Person ID I1010 Main Last Modified 27 Nov 2022
Father YOUNG Emory Cosler, b. 1 Apr 1890, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL bur. Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Relationship Birth Mother SMITH Carrie Mae, b. 16 Mar 1901 d. 26 Aug 1967, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 66 years) Relationship Birth Marriage May 14, 1922 [9, 10] Family ID F69 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Listed as Junior
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Photos Emory Cosler Young Jr, 1923-1944 Emory Cosler Young Jr, closeup
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Sources - [S96] Census: 1930 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 4 Apr 1930, Roll 533; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 488.0 (Reliability: 3).
- [S311] Census: 1940 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry.com), 30 Apr 1940, Roll: T627_839; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-31 (Reliability: 2).
- [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 30 Jun 1942, Serial No. 214, Order No. 11,757 (Reliability: 3).
- [S554] B-24 GI's remains found, (The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL), 1 May 1982, p C2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S553] Fate of Emery Young, (The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL), 23 May 1982, p A2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S552] Emory Young death confirmed, (The Daily Dispatch, Moline, IL), 20 Jan 1983, p 7 (Reliability: 2).
- [S551] Emory Young returns home, (The Register Mail, Galesburg, IL), 5 Feb 1983, p A1 and A3 (Reliability: 2).
- [S555] Emory Young obituary, (Journal Star, Peoria, IL), 2 Feb 1983, p D2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S32] Obituary: Young, Carrie - 1967, (The Daily Journal (Macomb, IL, Aug 28, 1967)), 28 Aug 1967 (Reliability: 2).
On May 14, 1922, she married Emery C. Young. - [S17] Obituary: Young, Carrie, 27 Aug 1967 (Reliability: 2).
On May 14, 1922 she married Emery C. Young.
- [S96] Census: 1930 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 4 Apr 1930, Roll 533; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 488.0 (Reliability: 3).