ROGERS, Howard J, Sgt SN: 271612

Born: 12 Feb 1894 Washington

Enlisted USMCR: 08 Aug 1917 (Home of Record: Washington)

Died: 19 Jul 1918 (Killed in Action, Soissons Sector, France)

Interred: West Klickitat District 01 Cemetery, White Salmon, WA

Company F, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, California

Aug 1917 Pvt, Co F, Marine Bks, NYd, Mare Island, CA "8Aug17"

Sep 1917 Pvt, Co F, Marine Bks, NYd, Mare Island, CA "8Aug17"

Oct 1917 Pvt, Co F, Marine Bks, NYd, Mare Island, CA "8Aug17;”

Nov 1917 Pvt, Co F, Marine Bks, NYd, Mare Island, CA "8Aug17; 8, to Marine Bks Quantico, Va."

119th Company, Training Battalion, 6th Regiment, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA

Nov 1917 Pvt, 119th Co, Trng Bn, 6th Regt, MB, Quantico, VA "8Aug17; 15 Jd fr MB, NYd, Mare Island, Cal.”

Dec 1917 Pvt, 119th Co, Trng Bn, 6th Regt, MB, Quantico, VA "8Aug17; 4, Qual as SS; 4 SS Badge del. for Target Year 1917”

119th Company, 1st Replacement Battalion, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA

Jan 1918 Cpl, 119th Co, 1st Rep Bn, MB, Quantico, VA "8Aug17; 9-18, ED Messman; 31, Pmtd to Cpl (TW) to rank as #4 for period of the war”

Feb 1918 Cpl, 119th Co, 1st Rep Bn, MC, A.E.F., France "8Aug17; 1-5, On board USS HENDERSON at sea; 5, arr at base section #1, France; 8, Disemb, enroute by rail to destination in France 8-11; in AEF billets 12-28”

Apr 1918 Sgt, 119th Co, 1st Rep Bn, MC, A.E.F., France "271612; 8Aug17”

145th Co, 3rd Replacement Battalion, Marine Corps, American Expeditionary Force, France

May 1918 Sgt, 145th Co, 3rd Rep Bn, MC, A.E.F., France "271612; 8Aug17”

Jun 1918 Sgt, 145th Co, 3rd Rep Bn, MC, A.E.F., France "271612; 8Aug17; 12, to 79th Co, 6th Regt”

79th Co (F), 6th Regiment, Marine Corps, American Expeditionary Force, France

Jun 1918 Sgt, 79th Co, 6th Regt, MC, A.E.F., France "271612; 8Aug17; 12, jd fr 3rd Rep Bn, AEF; 12-30 Duty”

Jul 1918 Sgt, 79th Co, 6th Regt, MC, A.E.F., France "271612; 8Aug17; 1-18, Duty; Participated in engagements against enemy at Chateau-Thierry Sector 1-14 Jul 1918; In attack against enemy at Soissons Sector, 19Jul1918. KIA by enemy fire at Soissons Sector 19Jul1918. In line of duty and not the result of his own misconduct; Character, had he been discharged, EXCELLENT "

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWI:

Purple Heart Medal

Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

World War I Victory Medal

French Croix de Guerre

Rifle Sharpshooter Badge

Rogers, Howard James, Sgt