More detail on this person: James Harrison
Young.was born on Feb 24 1946, in St Helene, CA,
in the NapaValley. He joined the Army in 1967. His
flight classes were 67-11, 67-9. His first
assignment was Viet Nam; his call sign was the
Sharks and his unit was 174th AHC from 67-68.
After Viet Name he went to Germany, met his future
wife, and eventually moved to Morro Bay where he
attended California Polytechnic Univ in San Luie
Obispo. He received his Bachelor's degree in
finaqnce. Jim has a long banking career with Wells
Fargo and Security Pacific while also flying
helicopters with the National Guard in Los
Alamitos CA. He retired after 20 years with a rank
of Major. Jim passed on 18 Dec 2024 after a brief
illness. He is survived by his brother, 2 sisters
and 2 sons. He retired in Newport Coast part of
Newport Beach, CA. He was a member of the
American Legion in Newport Beach. He was proud
of his military career and we salute you, James
Young. Provide by Walt Wise
WALTER WISE This information was last updated 01/01/2025
Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters
Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list
Return to VHPA web site
Date posted on this site:
07/12/2025
Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association