James D. Rogers
Description
Lieutenant Colonel James Douglas Rogers was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 19 September 1958, Class Number 4-58. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battle Group, 8th Infantry, 4th Division, Fort Lewis, WA. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assault Gun Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company and Combat Support Company, 8th Infantry, 4th Division; Battle Group Motor Officer, 8th Infantry, 4th Division; Platoon Leader/Company Executive Officer, 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Korea; Assistant S-3, 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division; Instructor & Committee Chief, Communications-Electronics Dept, USAIS, Fort Benning, GA; Student, Career Course-USAIS; Senior Advisor, 11th Ranger Battalion (ARVN), Vietnam; Liaison Officer and Assistant G-3, III Mariner Amphibious Force, Vietnam.
