 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - William W. Rogers akaberekwa pana December 25, 1893, muThorntown, Indiana. Pashure pokuenda kuzvikoro zvomunzvimbomo, akapedza kufunda neBachelor of Science degree paMiami University muOxford, Ohio, muna 1914. Akazonyoresa muMarine Corps musi waJune 30, 1917, uye akapiwa kuHeadquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment. Rogers akatanga kutora chikamu mumakomba ekudzivirira pedyo neToulon uye gare gare semukuru muhondo yeBelleau Wooduye Hondo yeSoissons munguva yezhizha ra1918. Akarwa achiremekedzwa uye akawana chinzvimbo chake chomunda wehondo kuva tenzi wechipiri musi waAugust 16, 1918. 