Robert Nicholas Young
Robert Nicholas Young (born January 14, 1900 in Washington, DC , † October 19, 1964 in Asheville , Buncombe County , North Carolina ) was an American Lieutenant General in the US Army , who was last commanding general of the Sixth US Army between 1955 and 1957 was.
Life
After leaving school, Young began an undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland , graduating in 1922. He then completed an officer training course and then found various uses as an officer and staff officer in the US Army . On December 24, 1941 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on December 1, 1942 to colonel . As such, he was first Assistant Secretary of the General Staff from June to September 1942 and then from September 4, 1942 to March 13, 1943 Secretary of the General Staff in the US War Department . He became deputy commander of the 70th Infantry Division in March 1943 and held this post until October 1944. During that time, he was promoted to brigadier general on June 25, 1943 .
Then Young was between 9 October and 13 December 1944 deputy commander of the employed in Northwest Europe 3rd Infantry Division and then of 13 December 1944 to 7 January 1945 appointed acting commander of this division before he finally in the Second World War from the eighth January to July 1945 again deputy commander of the 3rd Infantry Division deployed in northwestern Europe. For his services during this time he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star for the first time . After the end of the war he was from July 15, 1945 to June 15, 1946 in command of the Washington Military District.
During the Korean War , Major General Young took over from Brigadier General Thomas F. Deshazo on September 20, 1951, as commander of the 2nd Infantry Division , which he held until his replacement by Major General James C. Fry on May 4, 1952. For his services there he was again awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal. After his return to the USA, he was in command of the infantry center at Fort Benning from June 1952 to January 1953 and then from February 6, 1953 to May 4, 1955, Assistant Chief of Staff of the US Army for Personnel (G 1). Most recently, he was Lieutenant General on July 1, 1955, Commanding General of the Sixth US Army and held this post until his retirement on September 30, 1957. For his services during this time he was awarded another Army Distinguished Service Medal and a Legion of Merit .
His daughter Carolyn Davis Young emerged from his marriage to Cameron Davis Young, but she died in 1945 at the age of 16. After his death he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Awards
Web links
- Entry in generals.dk
- Entry in the Hall of Valor of the Military Times
- Robert Nicholas Young in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Young, Robert Nicholas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Lieutenant General in the US Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1964 |
| Place of death | Asheville , Buncombe County , North Carolina |