4/27/1946 RODGER YOUNG VILLAGE DEDICATION CEREMONIES ??? Rodger Young Village was a public housing project, set up to provide temporary housing for veterans returning to the Southern California area following the end of World War II. This was most likely a local-area broadcast. The Village was mentioned on the 3/31/1946 episode of the Jack Benny Show, with Dennis Day singing "The Ballad of Rodger Young".