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 …

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 …

Among the young soldiers of the Ohio National Guard departing the shores of their homeland for combat in the Pacific, was a small-built, be-speckled young man named Staff Sergeant …

U.S. Army Private Rodger Wilton Young was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.

Unlike most – or perhaps all – of the other 3,473 Medal of Honor recipients in U.S. history, Rodger Young was deaf. Born in Tiffin, Ohio in 1918, Young was diminutive in stature but big in heart …

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 …

Jul 13, 2016 · But Rodger Young, for all his diminutive height and unprepossessing appearance, was a courageous soldier and a true hero. Rodger Young gave his life to save his fellow …

Dec 13, 2019 · Who was Rodger Young, and who wrote the stirring music and lyrics? Young was born on April 28, 1918 in Ohio. Of small and thin stature, only 5 feet, 2 inches, he was athletic …

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.

Roger Young. Director: Joseph. Roger Young grew up on his Grandfather's farm, and in the town of Mahomet, Illinois. Population 850. At age thirteen he moved to the big town of Bloomington, …