Robert E. Young

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  • Name: Robert E. Young
  • Location of Birth: Yankton, South Dakota
  • Date of Birth: September 21, 1936
  • Date of Death: January 19, 1999 (62 years old)
  • Parents: Charles and Florence Young
  • High School and Class: attended school in Kettle River, Minnesota
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  • Branch: Marine Corp
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  • Date Sworn In: March 31, 1955 (Enlistment Date)
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  • Date of Discharge: October 25, 1957 (Release Date)
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  • Military Highlights:
    Information from United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
    Name: Robert E. Young
    Muster Date: April, 1955
    Rank: Private
    Station: Enlisted Volunteer Reserve - 4th Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


    Information from the United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
    Name: Robert E. Young
    Muster Date: January, 1956
    Rank: Major
    Station: Headquarters and Service Battery, 2nd Marine Division, 155mm Gun Battalion (towed Howitzer), Fleet Marine Force in Palms, California


    Information from United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
    Name: Robert E. Young
    Muster Date: January, 1956
    Rank: E3
    Station: Headquarters and Service Company, Supporting Arms Training, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California

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  • Civilian Life:
    Robert was a mechanic for Trailmobile in St. Paul, Minnesota for several years. He had been a Grand Rapids, Minnesota resident for the past fifteen years and had tended bar at the Moose Club for six years.

    Robert was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles Club and the Grand Rapids Moose Club, all of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

    He is survived by two sons and a daughter, Bob, Nathan and Colene; his mother, Florence Young, stepmothers, Erna Asperheim and Audrey Young; four sisters, Mary Conners, Linda Johnson, Beverly Hujanen, and Julie Thomas; five brothers, Fred, Gene, Danny, Tim and Tom; two stepbrothers, Bill Martin and Scott Martin; and one granddaughter.

    Preceding him in death was his father, Charles, in 1990.


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