Edward Preston Young DSO, DSO, DSC, RNVR
| Born | 17 Nov 1913 | ||
| Died | 28 Jan 2003 | (89) |
| Ranks
Retired: Nov 1945 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edward Preston Young, RNVR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS P 555 (P 555) | T/Lt. | Submarine | 23 Mar 1943 | 15 Jun 1943 |
| HMS Storm (P 233) | T/Lt. | Submarine | 18 Jun 1943 | 21 Apr 1945 |
Career information
L-to-R: Bill Ray, Brian Mills, Edward Young, Richard Blake & Dicky Wade in the gunroom of H.M.S. Storm
Sources
Telegraph (2003). Commander Edward Young, obituary.
Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Storm (P 233)
12 Mar 1944
HMS Storm (T/Lt. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Malacca Strait.
15 Apr 1944
HMS Storm (T/Lt. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W 7 (738 tons, offsite link) off the Andaman Islands in position 11º34'N, 93º08'E.
18 Jun 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Eiko Maru (3011 GRT) in the Strait of Malacca off off Penang, Malaya in position 05º59'N, 99º10'E.
20 Jun 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) attacks the German submarine U-1062 with torpedoes in the Malacca Strait. The torpedoes however miss their target. The U-boat had left Penang the previous day.
23 Jul 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kiso Maru (554 GRT) and two Japanese patrol vessels with gunfire off Port Owen, Andaman Islands in position 14º00'N, 96º50'E.
1 Aug 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) sinks 4 Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.
2 Sep 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) sinks five small Japanese vessels with gunfire.
29 Oct 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSO, DSC, RNVR) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Boni, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies
1 Nov 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSO, DSC, RNVR) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Boni, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies.
2 Nov 1944
HMS Storm (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Young, DSO, DSC, RNVR) sinks seven Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Boni, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies.
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