Damon Forrest Young

SFC Damon F. Young USA (Retired) Went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the age of Ninety-Nine years, Eight months, and Nineteen days. He was born August 28,1923, to his wonderful Christian parents, the late James R. Young and Sallie Fugate Young in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was a member of the Branchland United Baptist Church. He attended Lincoln County Schools and Guyan Valley High School. He enlisted in the United States Regular Army November 1942, retiring in 1972 with 30 years of service. He served in the Coast Artillery, the Infantry, and the Army Corp of Engineers. He was a Veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was a former Prisoner Of War in World War II from The Battle of The Bulge in Europe. He was liberated by the 82nd Air Borne Division in Ludwigslust, Germany the 3rd of May 1945. He served in the 26th Infantry Regiment of the First Infantry Division in the occupation and Cold War, Germany 1946-1948, serving in the Nuremburg Nazi War crime trials in Germany. As a professional soldier, he served with pride and honor, in the defense of our great nation, the greatest generation. He was preceded in death by his parents he is also preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Elenore Hodge, Effie Young Jarrell, Edith Young Frye, Ruth Young Midkiff, Ione Young Adkins; and brothers, John Delmer (Dell) Young, Earl R. Young and Benny Young. He is survived by nieces, Naomi “Chris” Napier, and Eileen Partlow; nephews, Alan Frye, Mike Hodge, Jerry Midkiff, and James Midkiff; great-niece, Angela McComas and a host of many great nieces, great-nephews, family, and friends who loved him very much. Funeral Services will take place 2:00 PM, Friday, May 19, 2023, at Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home, Huntington, WV, with Rev. Alan Frye officiating. Interment will immediately follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV with Full Military Honors by the United States Army Honor Guard and American Legion Post 16. Visitation will take place 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Ferrell Chambers Funeral Home Huntington, WV. Donations may be made in Damon’s honor to the West Virginia Veterans Home, Barboursville, WV. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ferrell-chambersfuneralhome.com.

Damon Forrest Young

August 28, 1923 - May 16, 2023