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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” and the U.S. Army’s 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Detachment conduct full military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Henry Younge in Section 81 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2026. Younge was 20 years old and a prisoner of war when he was killed during World War II.
From a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Press Release:
In the spring of 1945, Younge served as a tail gunner aboard a Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" bomber assigned to 30th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy). On April 24, during a combat mission to Kawasaki, Japan, the aircraft was shot down over Chiba Prefecture. Younge survived the crash but was held as a prisoner of war. He perished in the Tokyo Military Prison during a fire on May 26, 1945.
Following the end of the war, the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) was tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in the Pacific Theater. Although the AGRS recovered 65 sets of remains from the Tokyo Military Prison, they were unable to identify any as Younge. At the end of AGRS identification efforts, U.S. forces interred 39 Unknowns associated with the Tokyo Military Prison in Fort McKinley Cemetery, now the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
In March and April 2022, DPAA exhumed the 39 Unknowns associated with the Tokyo Prison Fire for comparison to associated casualties, including Younge, and accessioned them into the DPAA laboratory for analysis.
To identify Younge’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis, mitochondrial genome sequencing data, and nuclear single nucleotide polymorphism testing.
Younge was officially accounted for on Aug. 14, 2025. His niece, Lynn Olsen, received the U.S. flag from his funeral service.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.04.2026 15:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9849805 |
| VIRIN: | 260803-A-IW468-6474 |
| Resolution: | 5637x3758 |
| Size: | 5.11 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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