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Col William Robins “Bill” Young Sr.

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Col William Robins “Bill” Young Sr. Veteran

Birth
Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Sep 1962 (aged 66)
Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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WW I and WW II Veteran. Founder and Dean of the U S Armed Forces Institute or "Foxhole University" Helped to shape the educational system in post-war Japan. Decorated by General Douglas MacArthur on July 1943 in Australia with the Legion of Merit. Dean of Correspondence Education at Penn State University, retiring as Professor Emeritus. Scion of the Young Family of Mifflinburg, PA

He was the son of Harry Berryhill Young and Margaret Eloise Robins. He and his wife Evelyn Hester Hutchins had two sons, William Robins Young Jr and Richard Hutchins Young.
WW I and WW II Veteran. Founder and Dean of the U S Armed Forces Institute or "Foxhole University" Helped to shape the educational system in post-war Japan. Decorated by General Douglas MacArthur on July 1943 in Australia with the Legion of Merit. Dean of Correspondence Education at Penn State University, retiring as Professor Emeritus. Scion of the Young Family of Mifflinburg, PA

He was the son of Harry Berryhill Young and Margaret Eloise Robins. He and his wife Evelyn Hester Hutchins had two sons, William Robins Young Jr and Richard Hutchins Young.


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  • Created by: Youngster
  • Added: Apr 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50828737/william_robins-young: accessed ), memorial page for Col William Robins “Bill” Young Sr. (16 Apr 1896–26 Sep 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50828737, citing East Side Cemetery, Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Youngster (contributor 47267753).