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unusual facts about Rodger Young


Rodger Young

Rodger Wilton Young (1918–1943), American Medal of Honor recipient, subject of "The Ballad of Rodger Young"



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The Ballad of Rodger Young

As it would not have been politic to say that he chose Rodger Young simply because the name sounded good, Loesser agreed to publish a fictitious story about how he was told of Young's musical experience by the noted harmonica player Larry Adler.