Korean War Images by J. W. Young
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<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25469_youngjw032.rev.1469476930.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="855" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25468_youngjw029.rev.1469476919.jpg 3x" data-max-w="989" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="Change of captain in Oakland, California." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25467_youngjw026.rev.1469476904.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="985" loading="lazy"/></picture>
Change of captain in Oakland, California.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young at his post as the ship's barber." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25466_youngjw025.rev.1469476890.jpg 3x" data-max-w="816" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young at his post as the ship's barber.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="Transfer of a doctor between ships on the high seas. Mr. Young believes that there was a medical emergency aboard the other vessel." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25465_youngjw017.rev.1469476875.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="992" loading="lazy"/></picture>
Transfer of a doctor between ships on the high seas. Mr. Young believes that there was a medical emergency aboard the other vessel.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="An oiler in flames in Sasebo Harbor, Japan." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25464_youngjw015.rev.1469476859.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="980" loading="lazy"/></picture>
An oiler in flames in Sasebo Harbor, Japan.
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J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="Main street in Sasebo, Japan." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25461_young_13.rev.1469476797.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="806" loading="lazy"/></picture>
Main street in Sasebo, Japan.
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J. W. Young, other American servicemembers, and Japanese high school students who wanted to converse with the American visitors. Image taken in a village near Sasebo, Japan.
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Entrance to naval base at Sasebo, Japan.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young with a beard. The crew had a beard-growing contest during a 6-month deployment. He did not win." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25458_young_07.rev.1469476733.jpg 3x" data-max-w="784" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young with a beard. The crew had a beard-growing contest during a 6-month deployment. He did not win.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young with the Oakland Bay Bridge in the background." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25457_young_06.rev.1469476717.jpg 3x" data-max-w="912" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young with the Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
<picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg" width="250" height="300" alt="J. W. Young on the U.S.S. Yancey, docked at the Port of Sasebo (circa. 1952)." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/257/width/250/height/300/crop/1/25456_young_01.rev.1469476700.jpg 3x" data-max-w="849" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy"/></picture>
J. W. Young on the U.S.S. Yancey, docked at the Port of Sasebo (circa. 1952).
J. W. Young on the deck of the U.S.S. Yancey.
J. W. Young took these images during the Korean War.
Person’s Name
J. W. Young
Type of Historical Resource
Photo
Branch of Military
- Navy
Description
J. W. Young took these images during the Korean War.