Harding C. Young

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 03/03/1945

Harding Calvin Young was born in Morgan County, Missouri on April 20, 1924.

He was drafted into the Army on July 19, 1944 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. His home of residence was listed
as Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands, General Farms.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company A from the 48th Replacement Battalion on February 8, 1945.

Private Young was killed in action in Germany in an area south of Weinsheim
on March 3, 1945.

Newspaper article announcing the
death of Private Harding C. Young

From The Sedalia Democrat
Wednesday March 21, 1945 Page 1

Article by Diana
from the Find A Grave website

Decorations of Harding C. Young

Harding C. Young was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Missouri.

Burial:
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sedalia
Pettis County
Missouri, USA

Grave marker for Harding C. Young

Photo by Diana from the Find A Grave website

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