From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Born in the coal camps of Jenkins, KY, Young is the father of Michelle Y. Green, author of the Willie Pearl Series.

Eddie Young was a Tuskeegee Airman and one of the first African American pilots to fly in Korea and Vietnam. Green's book in progress, High Flight, is based on her father's life.

This entry was submitted by Michelle Y. Green.

Eddie Lee Young died August 17, 2012 at Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland. See more at his obituary and his burial site on FindaGrave. See also the Arlington National Cemetery Tuskegee Airmen site.