Thurman D. Rodgers

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Thurman D. Rodgers
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Nickname(s)Don
Born (1934-12-01) 1 December 1934 (age 87)
Cookeville, Tennessee U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1957–1991
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldUnited States Army Information Systems Command
United States Army Signal Center
7th Signal Brigade
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal

Thurman Donell Rodgers (born 1 December 1934) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General the United States Army Information Systems Command, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon.[1][2][3] Rodgers attended the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1957 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering.[1] He later earned an M.A. degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado.[4]

From March 1979 to April 1981, Rodgers served as commanding officer of the 7th Signal Brigade. In April 1982, he was given command of the U.S. Army Communications Systems Agency at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Engineering Installation Agency at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In September 1983, he became the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, as well as commandant of the U.S. Army Signal School, in Augusta, Georgia.[1]

Personal[]

Rodgers is the son of Lester Donell Rodgers (23 June 1913 – 9 June 2001)[5] and Johnie Dellard (McBroom) Rodgers (20 September 1910 – 8 September 2000).[6][7] He has a sister and two nephews.[5][6]

Rodgers married Wanda Faye Bohannon (7 February 1936 – 3 March 1988)[8] on 28 December 1956 in Cookeville, Tennessee.[9] The couple had one son. After her death from a heart attack in Northern Virginia,[10] Faye Rodgers was interred at the Cookeville City Cemetery.[8]

On 3 June 1989, Rodgers remarried with Virginia June (Kent) Scobee, the widow of Space Shuttle Challenger commander Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, in Arlington County, Virginia.[7] June Scobee Rodgers is a retired university professor.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Major General Thurman Donell Rodgers". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 383. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ https://cybercoe.army.mil/SIGNALSCH/OCOS/HISTORY/CoS_rodgers.html
  3. ^ "CHS cadets learn from decorated officer".
  4. ^ "Personnel Actions . . . Rodgers Chosen as CEEI Agency Commander". Army Research, Development & Acquisition Magazine. 23 (5). September–October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-07-05.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. ^ a b "Lester Donell Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  6. ^ a b "Johnie McBroom Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  7. ^ a b "Marriage Return" (89–026938). Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health-Division of Vital Records. 12 June 1989.
  8. ^ a b "Faye Bohannon Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  9. ^ Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. 31 December 1956.
  10. ^ "Donors: Lt. Gen. T.D. Rodgers (USA, Ret.)". Office of Scholarships, Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  11. ^ "June Scobee Rodgers". Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Retrieved 2021-07-05.


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