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Source: Getty Images Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. | By James Mayse LEWISPORT — The streets leading into the town of Lewisport were lined with American flags Saturday as Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young was laid to rest, after almost 80 years away from home. Young, a sailor with the battleship USS Oklahoma, was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Except for the few surviving members of "The Greatest Generation," the story of Pearl Harbor and World War II is known mostly through histo...

Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Sailor Martin Young of Hawesville zaew28 Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all state buildings and encourages the same for all individuals, businesses, organizations, and government agencies. From sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 15th, 2021 flags will be lowered in honor of Fireman Young on the day of his interment. Young was just 21 years old when he was killed in the attack on December 7th, 1941. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those that loved him. Thank you for serving our country and protecting our freedoms. #h...

Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff Saturday until sunset. Beshear's office said this would be done to a

Gov. Beshear orders flags at half-staff in honor of Ky. sailor killed at Pearl Harbor Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at half-staff in honor of a Kentucky sailor killed at Pearl Harbor. (Source: WOIO - Tim Dubravetz) By Amber Ruch | May 14, 2021 at 2:39 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 2:39 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at half-staff in honor of a Kentucky sailor killed at Pearl Harbor. Flags at all state buildings will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 15. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young, of Hawesville, Kentucky, die...

By NATHAN HAVENNER | Messenger-Inquirer | Published: May 12, 2021 HAWESVILLE, Ky. (Tribune News Service) — Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young was 21 years old when he was killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, nearly 80 years later, his remains will be brought home to his native Kentucky and he'll be laid to rest on Saturday. Young, a native of Hawesville, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. The ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft and sustained multiple torpedo hits before capsizing. Young was one of the 429 crewmen...