Bernard W. Rogers
| Bernard W. Rogers | |
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Official portrait of Rogers by Robert Clark Templeton
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| Born |
July 16, 1921 Fairview, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2008 (aged 87) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943–1987 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Defense Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit (4) Distinguished Flying Cross (3) Bronze Star (2) Air Medal Army Commendation Medal (2) National Order of Vietnam Vietnam Gallantry Cross |
Bernard William Rogers (July 16, 1921 – October 27, 2008) was a United States Army general who served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and later as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, United States European Command.
Besides the Distinguished Service Cross, his decorations included the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, four awards of the Legion of Merit and three awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Rogers was born in Fairview, Kansas on July 16, 1921. He spent a year at Kansas State University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1940, where he was First Captain of the Corps of Cadets. He graduated in June 1943 as Cadet First Captain (first in his class), and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry. He was assigned to the 275th Infantry Regiment,70th Infantry Division, and attended the officer basic course at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in preparation for a World War II combat assignment.
Rogers was promoted to temporary first lieutenant in December 1943. Rather than the combat assignment he expected, Rogers' contribution to the war effort was his return to West Point to teach. He provided instruction in economics, government, and history from 1944 to 1945, and received promotion to temporary captain in February 1945. From 1945 to 1947 he served as aide to the High Commissioner to Austria, General Mark Clark, and the commander of the Sixth Army.
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