Vester McKinley Young was the son of Jerome Arthur Young and Sarah Elizabeth Bryan. He was married to Mary Kathryn Bates.
He was killed in action in the Mediteranean are.
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, F, 11, 51

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 30 June 1914
  • Date of death: 23 September 1943
  • County: McMinn
  • Hometown: Etowah
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 191st Tank Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Middle Panel
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