Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young
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Cassin Young was a United States Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
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United States Navy officer ⓘ World War II naval officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal of Honor
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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 ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | USS Cassin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Medal of Honor citation for Pearl Harbor heroism
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Navy Cross for actions off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | USS Cassin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
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commander ⓘ |
| notableAction | returned to his ship after being blown overboard during Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived explosion of USS Arizona while commanding USS Vestal ⓘ |
| notableWork | heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commanding officer of USS Vestal
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destroyer commander in World War II ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | extraordinary heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
USS Portland
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USS San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Vestal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfServiceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| yearOfServiceStart | 1916 ⓘ |
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