Edward Preston Young Military person

Edward Preston "Teddy" Young DSO DSC* (17 November 1913 – 28 January 2003) was a British graphic designer, submariner and publisher. In 1935 he joined the then new publishing firm of Penguin Books and was responsible for designing the cover scheme used by Penguin for many years as well as drawing the original penguin logo. During World War II he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) and became the first British RNVR officer to command a submarine. After the war he returned to the publishing world and eventually became managing director of the Rainbow Group. Having written his wartime biography, One Of Our Submarines, in 1952, he later wrote several other books.

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Edward Preston Young
Alias (AKA)Teddy Young
Birth dateNovember 17, 1913
Birth place
Trinidad , San Fernando Trinidad and Tobago
Date of deathJanuary 28, 2003
Place of death
Sussex , Littlehampton

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Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Service Order
military branch
History of the Royal Naval Reserve
military command*
service start1940
service end1945

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