Background
Young, James Nolen was born on November 1, 1924 in Booneville, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Alexander and Lu Tishie (Pannell) Young.
Young, James Nolen was born on November 1, 1924 in Booneville, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Alexander and Lu Tishie (Pannell) Young.
Student, North-East Mississippi Junior College, 1950.
Fire academy construction worker Tennessee Valley Authority, Florence, Alabama, 1946—1961. With Police Department, Corinth, Mississippi, 1961—1963, Fire Department, Corinth, since 1964, chief, since 1978. Fire protection coordinator Alcorn County, Corinth, since 1978.
Instructor Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, since 1983. With United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946.
Member of International Association Arson Investigators (appointed certified committee since 1986, board directors Mississippi chapter since 1986, delegate Citizen Ambassador 1988), Mississippi Fire Investigators Association, Fire Service Instructors Association (board directors since 1986), Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association (vice president North-East district since 1987), Mississippi Fire Fighters Association, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married Elva Marie Dobbins Young, December 11, 1942. Children: Brenda Lanell, Jamie Marie.