Avis de décès de Jean-Wilson Rogers - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

ROGERS, Jean Wilson 89, formerly of St. Petersburg, died in Tampa, July 15, 2008. Born in Windber, PA, she was educated at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. In 1940, Jean enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps; she served with the 17th Stations Hospital in Charter's Towers in Townsville and Queensville in Northern Australia and Milne Bay, New Guinea. Jean and her fellow nurses helped save the lives of many service men. For her effort she was awarded three Bronze Stars for the New Guinea Campaign, East Indies Papaun and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal. Discharged in 1945, she married USAF pilot Robert E. Rogers, of Greenwich, CT. For twelve years and four children later, they lived the military life of the time. In 1958, Capt. Robert E. Rogers was killed in a military plane crash at Travis AFB, California. Jean and children settled in St. Petersburg, where she returned to nursing at St. Anthony's Hospital and Palms of Pasadena Hospital. She was an active member of Garden Crest Presbyterian, Holiday Isles VFW Post 4256, American Legion Post Jane A. Delano Post 122, Boy's State, Women's Overseas Service League, A. Ruser Jr. Post 273. A recently published book by Theodora B. Aggles "Answering the Call: Nurses of Post 122" captures the stories of twenty nurses who served in three wars. Jean Rogers was one of those nurses. Jean is survived by daughters Sandra O'Connor of Tampa & Judith Reteneller (Ray); granddaughters Alison and Hayley of Tampa, Michele Condon (Timothy); granddaughter Mackenzie of Tampa; and son Robert Rogers (Becky) of Chattanooga, TN. Jean will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 29, 2008, at 9 am. Veterans Funeral Care-727-524-9202