John W. Rogers Sr.

John W. Rogers Sr.
BornSeptember 3, 1918 (1918-09-03)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2014(2014-01-24) (aged 95)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeOak Woods Cemetery in Chicago
Occupations
  • Military officer
  • fighter pilot
  • attorney
  • judge

John W. Rogers Sr. (September 3, 1918 – January 21, 2014) was an American attorney and military aviator. He served as a Cook County, Illinois Juvenile Court judge, attorney, U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Pursuit Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen or "Red Tails".[1] He was one of the 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.[2]

He was the father of John W. Rogers Jr. (born March 31, 1958), an investor.

  1. ^ Goldsborough, Bob (January 22, 2014). "John W. Rogers Sr., 1918-2014; Tuskegee airman became lawyer, judge". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.