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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, [1] and is largely based on the citation for Young's posthumous Medal of Honor .
Rodger Young was a WWII soldier who lost his hearing and vision in a basketball injury. He bravely led his platoon against a Japanese machine gun and was posthumously awarded the nation's highest honor in 1944.
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.
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.
Roger Young is a director of TV shows, movies and mini-series, who won three DGA awards and an Emmy for his work. He started his career in Illinois, moved to Chicago and Los Angeles, and worked with various directors and actors.
Roger E. Young (born 13 May 1942) is an American TV and film director. He won an Emmy Award in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Lou Grant (episode: Cop). He was born in Champaign, Illinois.
