Dinghy Young Military person

Squadron Leader Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young, DFC & Bar (20 May 1915 – 17 May 1943) was a Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Bomber Command pilot.Young was born in Belgravia, London, to Henry George Melvin Young, a British solicitor, and Fannie Rowan Young. He was educated at Amesbury School in Hindhead, Westminster School class of 1933, Kent School in Kent, Connecticut class of 1932, and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was part of the winning crew of the 1938 Boat Race. Though going normally by the name Melvin, he acquired the nickname "Dinghy" after coming down in the sea twice and surviving in inflatable dinghies.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 20, 1915
Birth place
London
Date of deathMay 17, 1943
Place of death
Netherlands

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Military person

award
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
military operations
World War II
service start1938
service end1943

Dinghy Young on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2619960
  2. http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/?product_id=1592
  3. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RAFVR_officers_Y01.html#Young_HM