Full Name

John W. Rogers Sr.

Date of Birth

September 3, 1918

Place of Birth

Knoxville, Tennessee

Date of Death

January 21, 2014

Place of Death

Chicago, Illinois

Education

Tilden Technical High School Chicago State University Civilian Pilot Training Program University of Chicago Law School

Spouses Names

Jewel Lafontant (born Jewel Carter Stradford) Gwendolyn Rogers (m. 2001)

Children Names

John W. Rogers Jr.

Parents Names

John Rogers Ann Rogers Henry Tanner (uncle who raised him and his siblings after parents died)

Known Affiliates Names

Tuskegee Airmen, Barack Obama

Affiliated Organizations’ Names

United States Army Air Forces, 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Pursuit Squadron, Red Tails, U.S. Army Air Corps, Earl L. Neal & Associates (now Neal & Leroy)