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Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 – July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1932, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his becoming nearly deaf and blind.
The Ballad of Rodger Young is an American war song by Frank Loesser, written and first performed during World War II in March 1945. The ballad is an elegy for Army Private Rodger Wilton Young, who died after rushing a Japanese machine-gun nest on 31 July 1943, and is largely based on the citation for Young's posthumous Medal of Honor
May 3, 2008 · The Ballad of Rodger Young. bennie777. 61 subscribers. 1.2K. 123K views 16 years ago. Dedicated to Infantry Men and Women everywhere, and the Corporal that managed to sneak the song onto my pc...
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Nov 15, 2013 · Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 -- July 31, 1943) was an American infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was killed on the island of New Georgia while helping...
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Rodger Wilton Young was a U.S. Army private who died in action on July 31, 1943, in New Georgia, Solomon Islands. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in attacking a Japanese machine gun nest that pinned down his platoon.
Rodger Young was a U.S. Army private who died in 1943 while attacking a Japanese machinegun nest in the Solomon Islands. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty.
Sergeant Rodger Wilton Young was a U.S. Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during World War II.
