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Look Back: Forty Fort native awarded Distinguished Flying Cross - Times Leader

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James L. Youngblood was the last to be called among 74 graduates of the Class of 1944 from Forty Fort High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1944, and entered active military service as a private in March 1945. He was discharged in November 1945, and reenlisted in February 1946, and received an officer's commission as a first lieutenant in June 1948 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

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Look Back: Forty Fort native awarded Distinguished Flying Cross - Times Leader

It is common at any high school graduation to begin announcing students in order of the alphabet, starting with last names that begin with A and ending in Z. James L. Youngblood, who grew up on Rutter Avenue, Forty Fort, was the last to be called among 74 graduates of the Class of 1944 from Forty Fort High School but most likely became the most successful who saved countless American lives during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Prior to graduating,…

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