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Rogers commanded the Texas Rangers who confronted Fred Carrasco, Ignacio Cuevas and Rudolfo Dominguez at Huntsville, TX, on August 4, 1974, and killed Carrasco and Dominguez to end an 11-day escape attempt at the prison. Two women hostages were killed by the convicts. During WWII, he was a fighter pilot in Europe, winning 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 air medals, and pioneered the use of aircraft as a tool of the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. He was a skilled horseman, adept with a lariat, but he was also a pilot with jet rating. Family links: Parents: James Mabry Rogers (1882 – 1967) Sarah Eldonia Collier Rogers (1884 – 1963) Spouse: Gladys Nell Jordan Rogers (1924 – 2005)* Children: Baby Boy Rogers (1950 – 1950)* Sibling: Jack Mabry Rogers (1916 – 1953)* James Frank Rogers (1922 – 1978) *Calculated relationship
Born
- August, 27, 1922
- USA
Died
- February, 02, 1978
- USA
Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Texas
- USA