Gordon Byrom Rogers

In retirement, Rogers resided in Severna Park, Maryland. Rogers died at Walter Reed Hospital on July 3, 1967 and was buried with his wife at Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1964, Rogers married Mildred Montague Kimball at her ranch in Sedalia, Colorado.

From 1959 until his 1961 retirement, Rogers was deputy commander of the Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia. In this position, he chaired the Army Aircraft Requirements Review Board (or Rogers Board), which made recommendations contained in the Army's long-term Aircraft Development Plan, as well as recommendations for the creation of air assault units.

Following his division command, Rogers served in Munich, West Germany, as commander of the Southern Area Command and deputy commander of the Seventh Army. In 1958, he became commander of VII Corps.

After briefly serving as deputy commander, in May 1953 Rogers was named commander of the United States Military Advisory Group to the Republic of Korea, where he served until October 1953. In this assignment, Rogers was responsible for providing training and logistics support to the Republic of Korea Army.

In June 1952, General Rogers went to Korea as assistant division commander of the 40th Infantry Division.

Rogers graduated from the Army War College in 1951, afterwards remaining at the college as a member of the faculty and acting deputy commandant.

In July 1949, Rogers was appointed director of intelligence for the Command and General Staff College.

Beginning in September 1946, Rogers took part in the post-war occupation of Japan as commander of the 12th Cavalry Regiment (part of 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division), and the 5th Cavalry Regiment.

General Rogers was next assigned as G-2 for Army Ground Forces, serving in this post until September 1945.

In February 1942, he joined the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia, and soon advanced to regimental commander. He was the final commander of the regiment as a horse cavalry formation, and in the summer of 1942 it fielded tanks and was reorganized as the 3rd Armored Regiment.

In July 1942, Rogers was named deputy chief of staff for intelligence, G-2 at I Corps, during training and mobilization in South Carolina, remaining with the corps during its move to Australia and subsequent combat in the Pacific Ocean Theater.

In his memoir, David Hackworth cites Rogers as an example of Korean War senior officers who received undeserved awards for valor. According to Hackworth, Rogers received the Silver Star for nothing more than spending a short time at a forward command post while serving as assistant division commander of the 40th Infantry Division. Hackworth indicated that his perception of this incident led him to decide that the military's awards process had become devalued, and that senior officers should almost never be recommended for valor medals.

In 1939, he graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College. He was then assigned to the 6th Cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he commanded a cavalry troop and then a cavalry squadron.

In 1934, Rogers married Mary Louise Watson (1910–1963) in Washington, DC. One of their children, Gordon Byrom Rogers Jr. (born October 21, 1934) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1957. The younger Rogers was a career Army officer who served in the Vietnam War and attained the rank of brigadier general.

For several years, Rogers played on the Army polo team. In 1930, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team.

During the 1930s, Rogers served with the 10th and 2nd Cavalry Regiments.

In 1929 he completed the Cavalry Officer Course and in 1930 he graduated from the Advanced Equitation Course, both at Fort Riley, Kansas.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1924, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of cavalry. After graduation, Rogers was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment.

Gordon Byrom Rogers (August 22, 1901 – July 3, 1967) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served in several command positions during World War II and the Korean War, including the United States Military Advisory Group to the Republic of Korea and the 3rd Armored Division.