His son, J. O. Young, Jr. followed in his father's footsteps. After suffering four years of internment as a Japanese Prisoner of War on Wake Island, J. O., Jr., too worked for Morrison-Knudsen for a time.
Father and son partnered in 1946 and started the J. O. Young and Son Construction Co., in Nampa. Upon returning from the War, three more brothers joined their father in the company.]]>