Cassin Young
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Cassin Young was a United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
ⓘ
United States Navy officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academyClassYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal of Honor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1894-03-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| education | United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | USS Cassin Young museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | USS Cassin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | United States Navy ship naming ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorCitationFor | extraordinary heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
USS San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Vestal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NavyCrossCitationFor | extraordinary heroism during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership aboard USS San Francisco at Guadalcanal
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saving USS Vestal and many of her crew at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| notableWork | heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1916 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
USS San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Vestal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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