Robert was the son of Frank and Ethel Young. He grew up on his parents farm. He showed horses and won many medals in South Jersey. He had a brother, Lt. Col Franklin Young and a sister Mabel Shannon. He entered the service in January, 1944, while he was a senior at Ocean City High School. He had a 10-year perfect attendance record at the Marmora Methodist Church. During WWII he was one of the 15,000 men from New Jersey in the 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lions". They landed in England aboard the Queen Elizabeth II and then were shipped to France. They crossed into Belgium on December 10. The 106th was inserted near St. Vith. The Army felt this was a quiet area since this division was so inexperienced. "Captured at the Bulge Warfare History Network". His parents received a letter dated Dec 13, 1945 saying he was staying in a private home in Belgium after being rain soaked from living in a tent. On December 16th 1944 a full barrage of German shells began saturating the front. There was complete panic with civilians trying to flee and soldiers running for their lives. The soldiers were captured and marched east during a terrible snow storm with zero degree weather. From there they were loaded onto to trains and taken to different prisoner of war camps. On Dec 21 his parents received word he was missing in action while being an infantryman in the 106th Division. His entire company was cut off from the remainder of its division when the Germans counterattacked in the Belgium Bulge and was without food and supplies for a week. He was taken prisoner of war in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and held captive for four months until the end of the war. He lost 60 pounds off his already thin frame while being held. He arrived at a camp in Massachusetts and was expected to be sent to the England General Hospital, Atlantic City to be treated for malnutrition. After he returned to the states he married Hazel Fender of Ocean View, NJ. He later served in the Korean Conflict. Bob and Hazel had three children: Robert Jr. 1948-2002, Kathy 1952-2016 and Kim. They resided in Somers Point and Pomona, NJ where Bob was employed by NAFEC at the Pomona Air Base. In 1972 they moved to Deland, Fl. Bob became ill and died at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in Pinellas Co,. FL