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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.

  1. ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients: World War II (T-Z): YOUNG, RODGER W." U.S. Army Center Of Military History. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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