Biography

Don Lamore Young (1919-2017) was a Latter-day Saint steel worker and war veteran.

Don was born on September 11, 1919 in Payson, Utah to parents Don and Lula Whipple Young. He lived in Payson until he was 17, when he moved to Salt lake City. In 1941 he met and married Sarah Luella Snow, whom he would later divorce in 1953. Young elisted into the Army and was a sergeant in the 25th Infantry Division, stationed in the Philippine Islands. He recieved a Purple Heart in April 1945 after being wounded in battle. In January 1946 Young retired from the Army. After retirement from the Army, Young went on to work for Geneva Steel as a millwright. He became a member of the United Steelworkers of America, where he worked as a grievance officer. He was later elected as the Union President. In 1982 he retired from Geneva Steel and the Union and became president of the Retired Steelworkers. In 1956, Young met Clara Louise Kinsey and they married in July of 1956.

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UPB files, Feb. 2018 (Millwright for Geneva Steel; retired in 1982; drafted into the army; divorced in 1953)

WheelerMortuary, March 5, 2018 (parents Don and Lula Whipple Young; Served in the 25th Infantry Division; stationed in the Philippine Islands; wounded in battle; member of United Steelworkers of America; worked as a grievance officer; became Union president; president of the Retired Steelworkers; b. September 11, 1919; d. July 27, 2017)

Ancestry, Feb. 27, 2018 (lived in Payson; married Sarah Luella Snow in 1941; recieved a Purple Heart in April 1945; retire from the Army in January 1946; married Clara Louise Kinsey on July 20, 1956)

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