""@en . . "United States of America"@en . ""@en . . . "180"^^ . . . . "37"^^ . . "Munda, New Georgia"@en . "The Ballad of Rodger Young"@en . "*"@en . . . "1943-07-31"^^ . . "1918-04-28"^^ . . "Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 \u2013 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 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."@en . . "Rodger Wilton Young"@en . . . "Rodger Young while a sergeant"@en . . "The Ballad of Rodger Young .ogg"@en . . . "Rodger Young"@en . . . "Sergeant"@en . "1938"^^ . "Place of burial"@en . . . . "The Ballad of Rodger Youngperformed by the West Point Cadet Glee Club, 1959."@en . . "Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 \u2013 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 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."@en . "McPherson Cemetery in Clyde, Ohio"@en . "*"@en .