LTC Russell Lee Rogers
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LTC Russell Lee Rogers Veteran

Birth
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Death
13 Sep 1967 (aged 39)
Okinawa, Japan
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Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Memorial Section G
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He is listed in the May 1944 issue of the Item (Sumter, S. C. newspaper) as one of the Edmunds High School class of 1944 graduates. https://www.edmundshigh.com/alumni.html?x=info&c=44

On 29 Oct. 1949, he married Mary Ann Kesterson in Arizona. In the August 2nd 1950 issue of the Arizona Republic, there is an article describing his married life based in Japan as a pilot of a jet-propelled fighter bomber in the fiery skies over Korea: "I feel so sorry for Mary Ann being alone all day and then when I do come home I'm practically dead. It does seem strange, shooting people in the day and then coming home to a beautiful wife at night. Wars don't happen that way."
He is listed in the May 1944 issue of the Item (Sumter, S. C. newspaper) as one of the Edmunds High School class of 1944 graduates. https://www.edmundshigh.com/alumni.html?x=info&c=44

On 29 Oct. 1949, he married Mary Ann Kesterson in Arizona. In the August 2nd 1950 issue of the Arizona Republic, there is an article describing his married life based in Japan as a pilot of a jet-propelled fighter bomber in the fiery skies over Korea: "I feel so sorry for Mary Ann being alone all day and then when I do come home I'm practically dead. It does seem strange, shooting people in the day and then coming home to a beautiful wife at night. Wars don't happen that way."


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24191120/russell_lee-rogers: accessed ), memorial page for LTC Russell Lee Rogers (12 Apr 1928–13 Sep 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24191120, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).