Sergeant Jeffrey D. Young was born in Camden, New Jersey on July 25, 1961. His home of record is Moorestown, N.J. He graduated from Moorestown High School and played Lacrosse and was a diver for the swim team. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in September of 1980. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. His favorite things were the outdoors, fishing, swimming (at the age of 3), his dog, the woods across the street, his best friend next door, his little sister, Grandparents, getting stuck in the mud with his pickup truck, and with friends playing touch football in the street at half-time during football season. He was a Dallas Cowboy fan.