Thurman Donell Rodgers (December 1, 1934 – June 9, 2022)[1] was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General of 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]
Thurman D. Rodgers | |
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| Nickname(s) | Don |
| Born | December 1, 1934 Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2022 (aged 87) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | United States Army Information Systems Command United States Army Signal Center 7th Signal Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal |
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
editRodgers is the son of Lester Donell Rodgers and Johnie Dellard (McBroom) Rodgers.[6]
Rodgers married Wanda Faye Bohannon on December 28, 1956, in Cookeville, Tennessee.[7] The couple had one son. Faye Rodgers died from a heart attack in Northern Virginia.[8]
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.[6] June Scobee Rodgers is a retired university professor.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Rodgers, Don". June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Major General Thurman Donell Rodgers". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 383. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Major General Thurman D. Rodgers". Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "CHS cadets learn from decorated officer". Herald Citizen. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Personnel Actions . . . Rodgers Chosen as CEEI Agency Commander". Army Research, Development & Acquisition Magazine. Vol. 23, no. 5. September–October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marriage Return". No. 89–026938. Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health-Division of Vital Records. June 12, 1989.
- ^ Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. December 31, 1956.
- ^ "Donors: Lt. Gen. T.D. Rodgers (USA, Ret.)". Office of Scholarships, Tennessee Tech. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "June Scobee Rodgers". Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Retrieved July 5, 2021.