Rodger Wilton Young
Military Person
1918 – 1943
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Who was Rodger Wilton Young?
Rodger Wilton Young was an American infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was killed on the island of New Georgia while helping his platoon withdraw under enemy fire. For his actions, he posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Young is remembered in a song, "The Ballad of Rodger Young" by Frank Loesser, most famously recorded by Burl Ives, which extolled his courage and willingness to die to protect his comrades in arms.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1918
Tiffin - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Ohio
- Died
- Jul 31, 1943
Munda, Solomon Islands
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on July 23, 2013
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