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Kay Arton Young collection, 1943-1945, Date accessioned: 2020-11-02

 

Summary

Creator:
Young, Kay Arton, 1922-2001
Wight, Nalani Young
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Kay Arton Young collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-04-0269

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to First Lieutenant Kay Arton Young who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. This collection contains a biography written by his daughter Nalani Young Wight, photographs of Kay, and a veteran questionnaire.

Biographical / historical:

First Lieutenant Kay Arton Young was born on January 14th, 1922. Before the war, he attended Brigham Young University where he was nominated 1943 Junior Class President. Young served in the Army Air Corps and was trained at Camp Wallace Artillery Base, Western Reserve University, and Muroc Air Base. In 1944, he was assigned to a B-24 crew. In January 1945, Young was assigned to the 864th Squadron (H) 494th Bombardment Group (h) in the Philippines where they flew 13 missions. Young also flew to New Guinea and 13 missions over Japan. After the war, Young completed his education at Brigham Young University where he was election Student Body President. Young passed away on June 24th, 2001 at the age of 79. He is buried at Ogden City Cemetery in Utah.

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Kay Arton Young collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-04-0269

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA