Rodger Young
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Rodger Wilton Young was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1918, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his b
Young as a sergeant
Army Medal of Honor
Battle of Munda Point
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The Battle of Munda Point was a battle in World War II between American and Japanese forces from 2 July to 5 August 1943 during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific War. The
Rodger Young
…request and a week later, on July 31, 1943, Young carried out the actions that led to his posthumous award of the Medal of Honor. Nine days into the Battle of Munda Point, on July 31, Young was assigned to a 20-man patrol sent out at around 4:00 p.m. to reconnoiter Japanese territory. After achieving their objective, the…
U.S. Army soldiers attack Japanese fortifications with flamethrowers on or around 1 August 1943 during the battle for the airfield.
The New Georgia group of islands
The airfield at Munda Point
A US soldier inspects a Japanese pillbox