Thurman D. Rodgers Explained

Thurman D. Rodgers
Nickname:Don
Birth Date:December 1, 1934
Birth Place:Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1957–1991
Rank:Lieutenant general
Commands:United States Army Information Systems Command
United States Army Signal Center
7th Signal Brigade
Battles:Vietnam War
Awards:Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal

Thurman Donell Rodgers (December 1, 1934 – June 9, 2022)[1] was a 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.[2] [3] [4] Rodgers attended the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1957 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering.[2] He later earned an M.A. degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado.[5]

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.[2]

Personal

Rodgers is the son of Lester Donell Rodgers and Johnie Dellard (McBroom) Rodgers.

Rodgers married Wanda Faye Bohannon on December 28, 1956, in Cookeville, Tennessee.[6] The couple had one son. Faye Rodgers died from a heart attack in Northern Virginia.[7]

On June 3, 1989, Rodgers remarried with Virginia June (Kent) Scobee, the widow of Space Shuttle Challenger commander Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, in Arlington County, Virginia.[8] June Scobee Rodgers is a retired university professor.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodgers, Don . June 14, 2022 .
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=zqRPfg2-KCEC&pg=PA383 . Army Executive Biographies . Major General Thurman Donell Rodgers . 383 . 1985 . Headquarters, Department of the Army . 2021-07-05.
  3. Web site: Major General Thurman D. Rodgers . January 14, 2020 . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114205849/https://cybercoe.army.mil/SIGNALSCH/OCOS/HISTORY/CoS_rodgers.html . dead .
  4. News: CHS cadets learn from decorated officer. Herald Citizen. January 14, 2020. January 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114205911/http://herald-citizen.com/stories/chs-cadets-learn-from-decorated-officer,17635. dead.
  5. News: Personnel Actions . . . Rodgers Chosen as CEEI Agency Commander . 23 . 5 . 20 . September–October 1982 . Army Research, Development & Acquisition Magazine . 2021-07-05.
  6. Book: Marriages, 1780-2002 . 31 December 1956 . Tennessee State Library and Archives . Nashville, Tennessee.
  7. Web site: Donors: Lt. Gen. T.D. Rodgers (USA, Ret.) . Office of Scholarships, Tennessee Tech . 2021-07-05.
  8. News: Marriage Return . 12 June 1989 . 89–026938 . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health-Division of Vital Records . Richmond, Virginia.
  9. Web site: June Scobee Rodgers . Challenger Center for Space Science Education . 2021-07-05.