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Naval History and Heritage Command #NH62849
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Rodgers was an experienced submariner and destroyer commander who commanded heavy cruiser Salt Lake City in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands,
for which he received the Navy Cross. He served as a staff
officer in southeast Asia and as a task force commander in the landings
in southern France (DRAGOON) before transferring to the Pacific , where he commanded the bombardment force at Iwo Jima.
| 1894-3-19
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Born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| 1916-6 |
Ensign |
Gradautes from Naval Academy. Assigned to BB South Carolina. |
| 1919 |
SS H-4 |
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| 1921 |
Commander, SS H-8 |
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| 1923 |
Commander, SS R-8 |
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| 1925 |
Submarine Base, Panama Canal Zone |
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| 1926 |
Executive officer, SS Bonita |
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| 1927 |
Airship Los Angeles |
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| 1929 |
Airship Akron |
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| 1931 |
Airship Macon |
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| 1934 |
Commander, DD Blakeley |
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| 1936 |
Port captain, Balboa, Panama Canal Zone | |
| 1938 |
Commander, DD Selfridge |
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| 1940 |
War Plans Division |
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| 1943-1-2 |
Captain |
Commander, CA Salt Lake City |
| 1943 |
Commodore |
Senior planning officer, Southeast Asia Command |
| 1944-4 |
Rear admiral |
8 Amphibious Force, Mediterranean |
| 1944 |
Commander, Amphibian Group 11 |
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| 1945-3 |
Commander, Battleship Division 3 |
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| 1946-2 |
Commander, Amphibian Group 3 |
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| 1948-4-2 |
Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet |
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| 1950-2 |
Commandant, 12 Naval District |
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| 1954-3 |
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Germany |
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| 1955-11 |
President, Permanent General Court Martial, 12 Naval District |
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| 1956-4-1 |
Retires |
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| 1983-11-30 |
Dies at Coronada, California |
References
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