Ralph Russell Young

Era: World War I

Military Branch: Not Available

Mr. Young served during World War I.

He was born in Ottertail County, Minnesota.

He died on December 26, 1942, in Virginia, Minnesota.

Source: Duluth News Tribune, December 28, 1942 (quoted below)

“Ralph R. Young, 43, of 407 North Forty-first avenue west, a salesman for the Grand Union Tea Co., died Saturday in a Virginia hotel.

“He had been working in the Virginia area for the past two weeks. Born in Ottertail county, Minnesota, he had been a resident of the Head of the Lakes area for the past 30 years. He was a World war I veteran.

"Surviving are three brothers, Telford of Duluth, Allan of Sacramento, Calif., and Wilfred of Washington, D. C.; three sisters Mrs. W. H. Ray, Chickasha, Okla., Mrs. Joseph Eglseder, Wadena, Minn., and Mrs. Harold Dahl, Duluth; three nieces and one nephew.

"The body will be brought to Duluth for funeral services and burial."