ROGERS, JOEL LEE
MILITARY SERVICE:
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/22/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 10/21/1983
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW H SITE 37
MILITARY SERVICE NOTE:
On December 7, 1941, SSGT Joel Lee Rogers was at his gun emplacement at Clark Field in Fort Stotsenburg, on Manilla, in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Manila was the next target. He and his men were part of the New Mexico National Guard 200th C.A. Regiment (AA). It was broken into the 200th and the 515th C.A. Regiment (AA). He and his men were placed in the 515th and were sent to the Bataan Peninsula. There they fought until they were taken POW and forced to go on the Bataan Death March. He survived the march and was held as POW in several prison camps on Manila (Campt O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid) until he was sent on the Niigato Maru (one of the Japanese "HELL" Ships) to Japan where he and others worked as forced labor in a carbide plant. He was held as a POW there until they were libereated after the bomb was dropped on Japan. The men were rescued and on September 7, 1945 were sent to Tokyo, then to Okinawa, at which point on September 20, 1945, they boarded the U.S.S. Yarmouth headed for San Francisco, California. They landed in San Francisco on October 8, 1945. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years before being liberated by the U.S. Military and brought back home to the USA. He weighed 178 pounds when he entered into military service and 98 pounds upon his release.
Obituary:
Joel Lee Rogers, 65, of Bayard died Friday, Oct 21, in his residence after a short illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1918 in Alma, N. M., he son of Lee M. and Ula Rogers and lived in the Bayard area for most of his life. Rogers was employed as a carpenter with Kennecott Copper Mines or 38 years, retiring in 1978. He served as a staff sergeant with the 8OO Coast Artillery Regiment Anti-Aircraft of the U. S. Army during World War 11 and was one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March. Rogers survived by his wife, Isie Mae Williams Rogers of Bayard; his mother, Ula Rogers of Bayard; one daughter, Natti Eileen Mullins of Denver; one son, Marshall S. Rogers of Anon, Texas; four sisters; Gladys Hill, of Montano, Glenda Nelson, all of Silver City and Billy Burch of Bayard; seven brothers, Leonard Rogers, Randall M. Rogers, Lester Rogers, A. C. Rogers, Donald F. Rogers, all of Bayard, James Rogers of Arenas valley and Larry Rogers of Silver City. He was preceded in death by his father, Lee M. Rogers, in 1978 and a brother, Ronald R. Rogers, in 1975. Services were held Oct 24 in the Curtis Bright Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Rev. Gerald Stockstill of the Church of Christ of Andrews. Texas. Burial was in Fort Bayard National Cemetery with military honors being provided by VFW, American Legion, and the ex POW's from Bataan. Serving as active pallbearers were Richard Rogers, Randy Rogers, Buddy Rogers, Scott Rogers, Jim Rogers and Roddy Rogers. The honorary pallbearers were Emitt Hill, Darrell Hill, Dennis Rogers, Johnny Rogers, Kenneth Rogers, Daren Rogers, Michael Gibbs, Mark Rogers, Ken Rogers, Glenn Rogers, Troy Montano and Roger Montano and the Bataan Veterans of American Ex P0W's. Arrangements by the Curtis-Bright Funeral Home.
MILITARY SERVICE:
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/22/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 10/21/1983
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW H SITE 37
MILITARY SERVICE NOTE:
On December 7, 1941, SSGT Joel Lee Rogers was at his gun emplacement at Clark Field in Fort Stotsenburg, on Manilla, in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Manila was the next target. He and his men were part of the New Mexico National Guard 200th C.A. Regiment (AA). It was broken into the 200th and the 515th C.A. Regiment (AA). He and his men were placed in the 515th and were sent to the Bataan Peninsula. There they fought until they were taken POW and forced to go on the Bataan Death March. He survived the march and was held as POW in several prison camps on Manila (Campt O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid) until he was sent on the Niigato Maru (one of the Japanese "HELL" Ships) to Japan where he and others worked as forced labor in a carbide plant. He was held as a POW there until they were libereated after the bomb was dropped on Japan. The men were rescued and on September 7, 1945 were sent to Tokyo, then to Okinawa, at which point on September 20, 1945, they boarded the U.S.S. Yarmouth headed for San Francisco, California. They landed in San Francisco on October 8, 1945. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years before being liberated by the U.S. Military and brought back home to the USA. He weighed 178 pounds when he entered into military service and 98 pounds upon his release.
Obituary:
Joel Lee Rogers, 65, of Bayard died Friday, Oct 21, in his residence after a short illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1918 in Alma, N. M., he son of Lee M. and Ula Rogers and lived in the Bayard area for most of his life. Rogers was employed as a carpenter with Kennecott Copper Mines or 38 years, retiring in 1978. He served as a staff sergeant with the 8OO Coast Artillery Regiment Anti-Aircraft of the U. S. Army during World War 11 and was one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March. Rogers survived by his wife, Isie Mae Williams Rogers of Bayard; his mother, Ula Rogers of Bayard; one daughter, Natti Eileen Mullins of Denver; one son, Marshall S. Rogers of Anon, Texas; four sisters; Gladys Hill, of Montano, Glenda Nelson, all of Silver City and Billy Burch of Bayard; seven brothers, Leonard Rogers, Randall M. Rogers, Lester Rogers, A. C. Rogers, Donald F. Rogers, all of Bayard, James Rogers of Arenas valley and Larry Rogers of Silver City. He was preceded in death by his father, Lee M. Rogers, in 1978 and a brother, Ronald R. Rogers, in 1975. Services were held Oct 24 in the Curtis Bright Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Rev. Gerald Stockstill of the Church of Christ of Andrews. Texas. Burial was in Fort Bayard National Cemetery with military honors being provided by VFW, American Legion, and the ex POW's from Bataan. Serving as active pallbearers were Richard Rogers, Randy Rogers, Buddy Rogers, Scott Rogers, Jim Rogers and Roddy Rogers. The honorary pallbearers were Emitt Hill, Darrell Hill, Dennis Rogers, Johnny Rogers, Kenneth Rogers, Daren Rogers, Michael Gibbs, Mark Rogers, Ken Rogers, Glenn Rogers, Troy Montano and Roger Montano and the Bataan Veterans of American Ex P0W's. Arrangements by the Curtis-Bright Funeral Home.
ROGERS, JOEL LEE
MILITARY SERVICE:
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/22/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 10/21/1983
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW H SITE 37
MILITARY SERVICE NOTE:
On December 7, 1941, SSGT Joel Lee Rogers was at his gun emplacement at Clark Field in Fort Stotsenburg, on Manilla, in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Manila was the next target. He and his men were part of the New Mexico National Guard 200th C.A. Regiment (AA). It was broken into the 200th and the 515th C.A. Regiment (AA). He and his men were placed in the 515th and were sent to the Bataan Peninsula. There they fought until they were taken POW and forced to go on the Bataan Death March. He survived the march and was held as POW in several prison camps on Manila (Campt O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid) until he was sent on the Niigato Maru (one of the Japanese "HELL" Ships) to Japan where he and others worked as forced labor in a carbide plant. He was held as a POW there until they were libereated after the bomb was dropped on Japan. The men were rescued and on September 7, 1945 were sent to Tokyo, then to Okinawa, at which point on September 20, 1945, they boarded the U.S.S. Yarmouth headed for San Francisco, California. They landed in San Francisco on October 8, 1945. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years before being liberated by the U.S. Military and brought back home to the USA. He weighed 178 pounds when he entered into military service and 98 pounds upon his release.
Obituary:
Joel Lee Rogers, 65, of Bayard died Friday, Oct 21, in his residence after a short illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1918 in Alma, N. M., he son of Lee M. and Ula Rogers and lived in the Bayard area for most of his life. Rogers was employed as a carpenter with Kennecott Copper Mines or 38 years, retiring in 1978. He served as a staff sergeant with the 8OO Coast Artillery Regiment Anti-Aircraft of the U. S. Army during World War 11 and was one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March. Rogers survived by his wife, Isie Mae Williams Rogers of Bayard; his mother, Ula Rogers of Bayard; one daughter, Natti Eileen Mullins of Denver; one son, Marshall S. Rogers of Anon, Texas; four sisters; Gladys Hill, of Montano, Glenda Nelson, all of Silver City and Billy Burch of Bayard; seven brothers, Leonard Rogers, Randall M. Rogers, Lester Rogers, A. C. Rogers, Donald F. Rogers, all of Bayard, James Rogers of Arenas valley and Larry Rogers of Silver City. He was preceded in death by his father, Lee M. Rogers, in 1978 and a brother, Ronald R. Rogers, in 1975. Services were held Oct 24 in the Curtis Bright Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Rev. Gerald Stockstill of the Church of Christ of Andrews. Texas. Burial was in Fort Bayard National Cemetery with military honors being provided by VFW, American Legion, and the ex POW's from Bataan. Serving as active pallbearers were Richard Rogers, Randy Rogers, Buddy Rogers, Scott Rogers, Jim Rogers and Roddy Rogers. The honorary pallbearers were Emitt Hill, Darrell Hill, Dennis Rogers, Johnny Rogers, Kenneth Rogers, Daren Rogers, Michael Gibbs, Mark Rogers, Ken Rogers, Glenn Rogers, Troy Montano and Roger Montano and the Bataan Veterans of American Ex P0W's. Arrangements by the Curtis-Bright Funeral Home.
MILITARY SERVICE:
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/22/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 10/21/1983
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW H SITE 37
MILITARY SERVICE NOTE:
On December 7, 1941, SSGT Joel Lee Rogers was at his gun emplacement at Clark Field in Fort Stotsenburg, on Manilla, in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Manila was the next target. He and his men were part of the New Mexico National Guard 200th C.A. Regiment (AA). It was broken into the 200th and the 515th C.A. Regiment (AA). He and his men were placed in the 515th and were sent to the Bataan Peninsula. There they fought until they were taken POW and forced to go on the Bataan Death March. He survived the march and was held as POW in several prison camps on Manila (Campt O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid) until he was sent on the Niigato Maru (one of the Japanese "HELL" Ships) to Japan where he and others worked as forced labor in a carbide plant. He was held as a POW there until they were libereated after the bomb was dropped on Japan. The men were rescued and on September 7, 1945 were sent to Tokyo, then to Okinawa, at which point on September 20, 1945, they boarded the U.S.S. Yarmouth headed for San Francisco, California. They landed in San Francisco on October 8, 1945. He was a POW for 3 1/2 years before being liberated by the U.S. Military and brought back home to the USA. He weighed 178 pounds when he entered into military service and 98 pounds upon his release.
Obituary:
Joel Lee Rogers, 65, of Bayard died Friday, Oct 21, in his residence after a short illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1918 in Alma, N. M., he son of Lee M. and Ula Rogers and lived in the Bayard area for most of his life. Rogers was employed as a carpenter with Kennecott Copper Mines or 38 years, retiring in 1978. He served as a staff sergeant with the 8OO Coast Artillery Regiment Anti-Aircraft of the U. S. Army during World War 11 and was one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March. Rogers survived by his wife, Isie Mae Williams Rogers of Bayard; his mother, Ula Rogers of Bayard; one daughter, Natti Eileen Mullins of Denver; one son, Marshall S. Rogers of Anon, Texas; four sisters; Gladys Hill, of Montano, Glenda Nelson, all of Silver City and Billy Burch of Bayard; seven brothers, Leonard Rogers, Randall M. Rogers, Lester Rogers, A. C. Rogers, Donald F. Rogers, all of Bayard, James Rogers of Arenas valley and Larry Rogers of Silver City. He was preceded in death by his father, Lee M. Rogers, in 1978 and a brother, Ronald R. Rogers, in 1975. Services were held Oct 24 in the Curtis Bright Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Rev. Gerald Stockstill of the Church of Christ of Andrews. Texas. Burial was in Fort Bayard National Cemetery with military honors being provided by VFW, American Legion, and the ex POW's from Bataan. Serving as active pallbearers were Richard Rogers, Randy Rogers, Buddy Rogers, Scott Rogers, Jim Rogers and Roddy Rogers. The honorary pallbearers were Emitt Hill, Darrell Hill, Dennis Rogers, Johnny Rogers, Kenneth Rogers, Daren Rogers, Michael Gibbs, Mark Rogers, Ken Rogers, Glenn Rogers, Troy Montano and Roger Montano and the Bataan Veterans of American Ex P0W's. Arrangements by the Curtis-Bright Funeral Home.
