YOUNG ROBERT L #1

WO1 Robert "Rob" L. Young was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/23/2000 at the age of 48.9
Fitzgerald, GA
Flight Class 70-47
Date of Birth 06/30/1951
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/7/1 CAV in 71, C/3/17 CAV in 71-72
Call signs in Vietnam COMANCHE 24, LONG KNIFE 27
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More detail on this person: Mr. Robert L. "Rob" Young, Jr. The Fitzgerald Herald-Leader June 7,2000 Mr. Robert L. "Rob" Young, Jr., 49, of Osierfield died May 23, 2000, at Tift General Hospital, Tifton, Ga. Mr. Young was born in Ben Hill County on June 30, 1951, to Lois Dorminy Young and the late Lenard Young. Retired as Chief Warrant Officer 4, U. S. Army Aviation, while stationed at Hunter Army Air Base in 1990. He was a Vietnam Veteran. During his military career, he was named Aviator of the Year at Hood, Texas. He dropped the canister that started the 1973 Fire Cracker 400 NASCAR race in Daytona Beach, FL. After retiring, he moved to Osierfield. He had been a pilot for the Georgia Forestry Service. He was a 1969 graduate of the Daytona Mainland Senior High School in Daytona Beach, FL. Mr. Young is survived by his mother, his wife, Gwen; one son and one daughter, and one step-daughter; two sisters: Mary and Terri; and grandmother , Mary Dorminy of Fitzgerald. Funeral services were held at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in the Osierfield Cemetery.

Burial information: Osierfield Cemetery, Osierfield, GA

This information was last updated 04/05/2021

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024