Rodger Young (1918-1943) was a little guy. And, after an accident, he didn't see or hear so well, either. But he was, as they say, all heart. He wasn't the best player on his teams in his high school, but he was the one who tried the hardest. And when World War II began and it was time for Rodger Young to go into battle.... Rick Sowash tells the story in Chapter 18 of Ripsnorting Whoppers: 23 True Tales of Courage and Character (Bowling Green, Ohio: Gabriel's Horn Publishing Co., 1998).

from: http://www.ourheroes.com/Heroes/young.htm

(There is a little more stuff there that I didn't copy)