Thurman D. Rodgers

Thurman D. Rodgers
Thurman D. Rodgers
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/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1957–1991
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	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

Thurman Donell Rodgers (December 1, 1934 – June 9, 2022)

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

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.[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

^ "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.
^ https://cybercoe.army.mil/SIGNALSCH/OCOS/HISTORY/CoS_rodgers.html
^ "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.

[1] "Rodgers, Don". June 14, 2022.

[Army_bio-2] "Major General Thurman Donell Rodgers". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 383. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[3] ttps://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.

[2nd_marriage-6] "Marriage Return". No. 89–026938. Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health-Division of Vital Records. June 12, 1989.

[7] Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. December 31, 1956.

[8] "Donors: Lt. Gen. T.D. Rodgers (USA, Ret.)". Office of Scholarships, Tennessee Tech. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[9] "June Scobee Rodgers". Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

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