WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Henry L. Younge, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 14, 2025.
In the spring of 1945, Yoonge 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.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Younge's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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