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Headstone of Barclay Bingham Young
Headstone of Barclay Bingham Young
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Barclay Bingham Young

1938 – 1972
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 02W

Major Barclay Bingham Young served in the U.S. Air Force. Barclay served with the 16 SOS 8 TFW. Barclay served in the Vietnam War. Barclay was 33 years old.

How They Died
Manner Undetermined
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance Missing in action
Keepsakes
Barclay Bingham Young - Vietnam War Veteran
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Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 Shared stone
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 0 views
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 Shared stone
Group marker, Section 60 Grave 9553, Arlington — the crew of AC-130A 55-0044 0 views
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1535C: Navigator
NAVIGATOR
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
1972
Pay grade O04.
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 02W · Line 124 cut as BARCLAY B YOUNG
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 60
Grave 9553
Lost With Him

AC-130A Hercules gunship, tail number 55-0044, nicknamed Prometheus · 29 March 1972
Jungle foothills 56 miles east of Savannakhet, southern Laos

NameRankBornDiedAgeRoleChainGraveDecInsc
— Irving Burns Ramsower II LtCol O-5 1934-12-25 1972-03-29 37 Pilot ✓ ✓ 5 1
Charles Joseph Wanzel III Capt O-3 1947-07-31 1972-03-29 24 Copilot ✓ ✓ 5 1
Henry Paul Brauner LtCol O-5 1936-01-26 1972-03-29 36 Navigator ✓ ✓ 6 1
— Howard David Stephenson LtCol O-5 1937-10-06 1972-03-29 34 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Curtis Daniel Miller Maj O-4 1946-06-07 1972-03-29 25 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Barclay Bingham Young Maj O-4 1938-08-06 1972-03-29 33 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Richard Castillo LtCol O-5 1938-11-21 1972-03-29 33 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Richard Conroy Halpin Capt O-3 1946-07-23 1972-03-29 25 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Merlyn Leroy Paulson MSgt E-7 1936-06-19 1972-03-29 35 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
— Edwin Jack Pearce CMSgt E-9 1947-12-08 1972-03-29 24 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
— Edward Dewilton Smith Jr. SMSgt E-8 1944-11-29 1972-03-29 27 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
— James Kenneth Caniford SMSgt E-8 1948-08-26 1972-03-29 23 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
— William Anthony Todd MSgt E-7 1950-01-08 1972-03-29 22 Crew ✓ ✓ 5 1
Robert Eugene Simmons MSgt E-7 1951-11-25 1972-03-29 20 Weapons Mechanic ✓ ✓ 5 1

14 men recorded for this loss. A dash is a hole, not a fact.

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Barclay Bingham Young
Major
U.S. Air Force
- 1972
8th Tactical Fighter Wing
Major
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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