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Young was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana, tothe former Cammie Mae Gulledge and William Earl Young, Sr., originally from the [[rural]] community of Start in neighboring Richland Parish. He attended the former Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, [[Mississippi]], east of [[New Orleans]]. He was the [[football]] quarterback at Gulf Coast under then Coach Carl Maddox, later the athletics director at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville. Young left the military school and graduated instead from Neville High School in Monroe, at which he played football and [[baseball]] and was the captain of the last [[boxing]] team offered there.<ref name=mns/> He was also a cheerleader and a tenor in the Neville glee club. Young first attended on a boxing scholarship the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]], then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, but he transferred thereafter to the University of Louisiana at Monroe.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20100411&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=100400145&Selected=1|title=Aubrey W. Young|publisher=''Monroe News Star,'' April 11, 2010|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}</ref>​

Young was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana, tothe former Cammie Mae Gulledge and William Earl Young, Sr., originally from the [[rural]] community of Start in neighboring Richland Parish. He attended the former Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, [[Mississippi]], east of [[New Orleans]]. He was the [[football]] quarterback at Gulf Coast under then Coach Carl Maddox, later the athletics director at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville. Young left the military school and graduated instead from Neville High School in Monroe, at which he played football and [[baseball]] and was the captain of the last [[boxing]] team offered there.<ref name=mns/> He was also a cheerleader and a tenor in the Neville glee club. Young first attended on a boxing scholarship the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]], then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, but he transferred thereafter to the University of Louisiana at Monroe.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20100411&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=100400145&Selected=1|title=Aubrey W. Young|publisher=''Monroe News Star,'' April 11, 2010|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Army]] and joined the 17th Airborne Division, 513th Parachute Regiment. He earned his paratrooper wings after completing training at Fort Benning, [[Georgia]]. He fought with his battalion in the European Theater of [[World War II]] and was active in the [[Battle of the Bulge]], the [[Rhine River]] Jump in [[Germany]], and the battle of [[Luxembourg]] at the Our River.<ref name=mns/> He received the [[Bronze Star]], the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Air Medal. His military service provided lifelong commitments to the [[American Legion]], [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]], and the [[Disabled American Veterans]].<ref name=obit/>​

In 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Army]] and joined the 17th Airborne Division, 513th Parachute Regiment. He earned his paratrooper wings after completing training at Fort Benning, [[Georgia]]. He fought with his battalion in the European Theater of [[World War II]] and was active in the [[Battle of the Bulge]], the Rhine River Jump in [[Germany]], and the battle of [[Luxembourg]] at the Our River.<ref name=mns/> He received the [[Bronze Star]], the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Air Medal. His military service provided lifelong commitments to the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans.<ref name=obit/>​

 

Young returned from war with post-traumatic stress disorder, formerly known as shell shock.<ref name=mns/> He became active in Alcoholics Anonymous groups as he fought his own battle with liquor. He worked for a time for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Delta Air Lines. After a stint as a deputy under [[Sheriff]] Bailey Grant of Ouachita Parish,<ref name=mns/> Young opened a [[hamburger]] shop called The Huddle on 18th Street in Monroe. He was also a partner in the Paragon Supper Club in Monroe with his friends, the late Tony and Joe Cascio.<ref name=obit/>​

Young returned from war with post-traumatic stress disorder, formerly known as shell shock.<ref name=mns/> He became active in Alcoholics Anonymous groups as he fought his own battle with liquor. He worked for a time for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Delta Air Lines. After a stint as a deputy under [[Sheriff]] Bailey Grant of Ouachita Parish,<ref name=mns/> Young opened a [[hamburger]] shop called The Huddle on 18th Street in Monroe. He was also a partner in the Paragon Supper Club in Monroe with his friends, the late Tony and Joe Cascio.<ref name=obit/>​

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Young was affiliated with the LSU Athletic Association and various professional organizations dedicated to the prevention of substance abuse. He was a member of the Masonic lodge,  the Shriners, and the Jefferson [[Baptist]] Church in Baton Rouge.​

Young was affiliated with the LSU Athletic Association and various professional organizations dedicated to the prevention of substance abuse. He was a member of the Masonic lodge,  the Shriners, and the Jefferson [[Baptist]] Church in Baton Rouge.​

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==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==

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Young died at his Baton Rouge residence at the age of eighty-seven. He was survived by his wife of thirty-eight years, the former Kathleen Smith of Baton Rouge; three children, William Grant Young (born ca. 1960) of Durham, [[North Carolina]] (from a previous marriage), Ashley Young Munnerlyn (ca. 1977) of Baton Rouge, and Charles Anthony Young (born ca. 1979) and wife, Kristen, of Bradenton, [[Florida]]; three grandchildren; a sister, Ann Elizabeth Owens and her husband, Bill, of Shreveport, and mother-in-law, Mabel Smith of Baton Rouge. He was preceded in death by his parents and a five-year-old brother, William Earl Young, Jr. Services were held on April 13, 2010, at Jefferson Baptist Church, with pastor Tommy French officiating. Interment was at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>​

Young died at his Baton Rouge residence at the age of eighty-seven. He was survived by his wife of thirty-eight years, the former Kathleen Smith of Baton Rouge; three children, William Grant Young (born ca. 1960) of Durham, [[North Carolina]] (from a previous marriage), Ashley Young Munnerlyn (ca. 1977) of Baton Rouge, and Charles Anthony Young (born ca. 1979) and wife, Kristen, of Bradenton, [[Florida]]; three grandchildren; a sister, Ann Elizabeth Owens and her husband, Bill, of Shreveport, and mother-in-law, Mabel Smith of Baton Rouge. He was preceded in death by his parents and a five-year-old brother, William Earl Young, Jr. Services were held on April 13, 2010, at Jefferson Baptist Church, with pastor Tommy French officiating. Interment was at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>​