- SURNAME
Rogers
- FORENAME
Neil Lewis
- UNIT
4 Raider Bn (Company Q)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
832201
- AWARD
Navy Cross
- PLACE
Guam 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.06.1923, Union City, Pennsylvania, USA
resided Warren, Ohio
enlisted 11.03.1943
discharged 27.12.1945
29.07.1950 married Patricia Elizabeth (nee Bronikowski) (1929-2017)
children Neil Patrick Rogers (1951-2007), Suzanne (nee Rogers) Baumeister (1955-2016)
died 21.03.1975 (Aged 51) Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
buried Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Block K, Row 2
CITATION:
Navy Cross : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private First Class Neil L. Rogers (MCSN: 832201), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving in a Platoon of the Second Battalion, Fourth Marines (Reinforced), First Provisional Marine Brigade, Third Amphibious Corps, during action against enemy Japanese forces on the Island of Guam in the Marianas Group, on 21 July 1944. Carrying a flame thrower, Private First Class Rogers sprayed an enemy pillbox with fuel which failed to ignite and, although wounded, braved hostile fire to crawl to the pillbox and ignite the fuel-soaked position with matches. By his heroic action, he destroyed the enemy pillbox, killed five of the Japanese and prevented them from inflicting numerous casualties on the men of his platoon. His great personal valor and devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon Private First Class Rogers and the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/8482FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183571479/neil-l.-rogers
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