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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Cassin Young canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ
birthDate 1894-03-06 ⓘ
birthPlace Washington, D.C. ⓘ
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1942-11-13 ⓘ
deathPlace off Guadalcanal ⓘ
education United States Naval Academy ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup white American ⓘ
familyName Young ⓘ
givenName Cassin ⓘ
hasMemorial USS Cassin Young museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
hasNamesake USS Cassin Young ⓘ
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 ⓘ
USS Vestal ⓘ
NavyCrossCitationFor extraordinary heroism during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableFor leadership aboard USS San Francisco at Guadalcanal ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
serviceEnd 1942 ⓘ
serviceNumber unknown ⓘ
serviceStart 1916 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shipCommanded USS San Francisco ⓘ
USS Vestal ⓘ

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USS Cassin Young → namedAfter → Cassin Young ⓘ
USS Cassin Young → namedAfter → Cassin Young ⓘ
subject linked to: DD-793