Final resting place of 1938 Samnorwood graduate discovered

  • Harder on the Eternal Patrol
    Harder on the Eternal Patrol
  • “From the dedication page of the 1946 Samnorwood High School yearbook, “The Eagle.” Photos Courtesy of the Collection of Floyd Killough
    “From the dedication page of the 1946 Samnorwood High School yearbook, “The Eagle.” Photos Courtesy of the Collection of Floyd Killough
  • Final resting place of 1938 Samnorwood graduate discovered
    Final resting place of 1938 Samnorwood graduate discovered

    This week, the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Lost 52 Underwater Archaeology Branch confirmed that the wreckage of the World War II submarine USS Harder (SS 257) has been found. Buford John Young, of Samnorwood, was one of 79 sailors aboard the submarine when it was sunk by Japanese depth charges on Aug. 24, 1944, as the U.S. sought to retake the Phili ppines from occupy ing Japanese fo…