William Gary Yankelowitz

1950 - 1970  (19 years)

• Name	William Gary Yankelowitz  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	16 Nov 1950	Los Angeles Ca USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 May 1970	QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM   [2, 3]
  	HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY- MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS, Age: 19
  Buried	Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America   [3]
  Person ID	P1368	Turnier Family
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Salemen Young,   b. 17 Apr 1923, Belgium or Luxemburg ,   d. 1 Mar 1999, Palm Desert, Riverside, California, United States of America  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche Altman,   b. 10 Jul 1922, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 2008, Palm Desert, Riverside, California, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died In Vietnam may be: William Gary Young Length of service 0 years His tour began on Feb 26, 1970 Casualty was on May 5, 1970 In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS Body was recovered Panel 11W - Line 108 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161103829/william-gary-young/photo William, the son of Solomon Young and Blanche Young of Woodland Hills California enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 17, 1969. He arrived in Vietnam on February 26, 1970 where he was assigned to and served with H&HS-1, MWHG-1, 1st Marine Air Wing. On May 5, the Chu Lai Airfield was hit with a barrage of NVA 122m rockets which hit the MAG 13 area of operations. 3 A-4 aircraft received superficial damage, 33 personnel were wounded and PFC Young was killed by shrapnel from the hostile rocket fire.

  
  

• Sources

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