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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
Jul 13, 2016 · In the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde, Ohio, Rodger Young’s grave is a humble kind of space when measured against the monuments to two other military heroes on the same ground. At the cemetery’s entrance is an imposing monument to General James McPherson, the second highest-ranking Union officer killed during the Civil War.
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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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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Rodger or Roger Young may refer to: People. Roger Arliner Young (1899–1964), American biologist; Rodger Young (1918–1943), American World War II Medal of Honor recipient; Roger Young (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician; Roger Young (director) (born 1942), American television director
Rodger Young was a Weekend Warrior who joined the Ohio National Guard in 1939 and became a Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He overcame his physical challenges and sacrificed his life for his comrades in the Solomon Islands.
