Thurman D. Rodgers

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]

Thurman D. Rodgers
Nickname(s)Don
Born(1934-12-01)December 1, 1934
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 87)
Chattanooga, 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

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 (June 23, 1913 – June 9, 2001)[6] and Johnie Dellard (McBroom) Rodgers (September 20, 1910 – September 8, 2000).[7][8] He has a sister and two nephews.[6][7]

Rodgers married Wanda Faye Bohannon (February 7, 1936 – March 3, 1988)[9] on December 28, 1956, in Cookeville, Tennessee.[10] The couple had one son. After her death from a heart attack in Northern Virginia,[11] Faye Rodgers was interred at the Cookeville City Cemetery.[9]

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.[12]

References
  1. "Rodgers, Don". June 14, 2022.
  2. "Major General Thurman Donell Rodgers". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 383. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. https://cybercoe.army.mil/SIGNALSCH/OCOS/HISTORY/CoS_rodgers.html
  4. "CHS cadets learn from decorated officer". Herald Citizen. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Lester Donell Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. "Johnie McBroom Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. "Marriage Return". No. 89–026938. Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health-Division of Vital Records. June 12, 1989.
  9. "Faye Bohannon Rodgers". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. December 31, 1956.
  11. "Donors: Lt. Gen. T.D. Rodgers (USA, Ret.)". Office of Scholarships, Tennessee Tech. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. "June Scobee Rodgers". Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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