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Stood the man, stood the man we hail tonight. On the island of New Georgia in the Solomons, Stands a simple wooden cross alone to tell. That beneath the silent coral of the Solomons, Sleeps a man, sleeps a man remembered well. Sleeps a man, Rodger Young, Fought and died for the men he marched among.
Rodger Young Park in Fremont, OH, is named for him. From 1946 until the mid-1950s, there was a veterans' housing project in Los Angeles, CA, known as the Rodger Young Village. Death and Burial. Private Rodger Wilton Young was killed in action on 31 July 1943.
Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 – July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman 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 ...
Jul 12, 2018 · Rodger Young attacked a machine gun nest to protect his comrades. “The Ballad of Rodger Young ” was released as a single in 1945. It tells the story of a brave young infantryman who charged a Japanese gun nest, drawing fire so that his comrades could escape. Although the Army usually does not overwhelm its service members with praise ...
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And before the deadly fire of the enemy. Stood the man, stood the man we hail tonight. On the island of New Georgia in the Solomons, Stands a simple wooden cross alone to tell. That beneath the silent coral of the Solomons, Sleeps a man, sleeps a man remembered well. Sleeps a man, Rodger Young,
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