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Roger E. Young (born May 13, 1942 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American TV and film director. Career [ edit ] Young graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois .
Roger Young. Director: Lou Grant. 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, Illinois, where he learned to play pool, compete on the swim team, and circle the Steak-n-Shake in his buddy's '57 Chevy.
Died: July 31, 1943, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. Buried: McPherson Cemetery (PM) (2), Clyde, OH, United States. Location of Medal: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH. U.S. Army Private Rodger Wilton Young was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Private Rodger Young's 148th Regiment, young men of the Ohio National Guard, were about to receive their baptism of fire. Also landing with the 37th was the 145th Regiment. By July 27th, the 37th Infantry had battled its way to the foot of Horseshoe Hill, a well-fortified position overlooking the main inland approach to the airstrip.
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.
Nov 15, 2013 · Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 -- July 31, 1943) was an American infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was killed on the island of New Ge...
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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.
