<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - 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 eduzane naseToulon futhi kamuva waba yisikhulu eMpini yaseBelleau Wood  <response>: ne-Battle of Soissons phakathi nehlobo lika-1918. Walwa ngokuphumelelayo futhi wathola isikhundla sakhe sokuphatha amabutho ngo - August 16, 1918. 