World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert W. Young
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Albequerque, New Mexico
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE LEARNED SPANISH AND NAHUATL AT AN EARLY AGE BY SPEAKING WITH MEXICAN IMMIGRANT RAILROAD WORKERS. IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE WAR, HIS LINGUISTIC ABILITIES WERE USED TO HELP TEST AND SELECT THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS.