<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: UWilliam W. Rogers wazalwa ngo-December 25, 1893, eThorntown, e-Indiana. Ngemva kokufunda ezikoleni zendawo, wathola iziqu zeBachelor of Science eMiami University e-Oxford, e-Ohio, ngo-1914. Wabe esebhalisa eMarines Corps ngoJuni 30, 1917, futhi wabelwa eNdlunkulu yenkampani, i-6th Marine Regiment. URogers waqale wabamba iqhaza emisebenzini yokuzivikela emathuneni eduze neToulon futhi kamuva waba yisikhulu e-  <response>: Impi yaseBelleau Wood neMpi yaseSoissons ngesikhathi sasehlobo lika-1918. Walwa ngokuphumelelayo futhi wathola isikhundla sakhe sokuphatha amabutho ngo - August 16, 1918. 