A firefighter with the West Virginia Air National Guard was killed while operating at a barn fire in late December that was later determined to be arson, according toa report from the U.S. Fire Administration.
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, at approximately 0200hrs, Senior Airman/Firefighter Logan Young of 167th Air Lift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call, to a barn fire in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Senior Airman/Firefighter Young was killed while battling the fire when a beam fell on him. The cause of the fire has been determined as arson and is under investigation.
高级飞行员/消防队员年轻was 30 years old. According to a report from the西弗吉尼亚国民警卫队，他于2018年加入了西弗吉尼亚航空国民警卫队，并在第167届土木工程师中队担任消防员。他于2011年加入美国空军，并在过渡到WVANG之前在安全部队（官方警察）职业领域任职。他在第167空军机翼担任军事机构消防员的全职工作。他曾是一名战斗资深人士，此前曾于2014年部署到中东。他是众多奖项和装饰品的获得者，包括空军杰出单位奖，全球恐怖主义战争探险队勋章，空军良好行为勋章和国家国防服务奖章。他是西弗吉尼亚州马丁斯堡的居民，由他的母亲，父亲，兄弟和未婚夫幸存。
“This is an extremely sad day for West Virginia, especially two days after Christmas,” said West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. “I ask all West Virginians to join Cathy and I in praying for Logan Young’s family and the entire West Virginia National Guard family. Logan stepped up to defend our country and protect our freedoms, and served as a first responder here at home. We owe everything we have to brave men and women like him. We will do everything we can to provide support to his family and will never forget his service and sacrifice to this great State and to our great Country.”
Senior Airman/Firefighter Logan Young’s funeral service will be Thursday, January 7, 2021.A private viewing for family will be at Omps Funeral Home, Winchester, VA, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. A public viewing will be at Victory Church, January 7, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Funeral Service starts at 4:00 p.m. at Victory Church. Victory Church address: 2870 Middle Rd., Winchester, VA. There will be a memorial service on base, March 2021.
