Letter from Laurence L. Doggett to John T. Rogerson (June 18, 1917)

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Laurence L. Doggett to John T. Rogerson (June 18, 1917)
Description:
A Letter from Luarence L. Doggett to John T. Rogerson dated June 18, 1917. This letter is in answer to a previous letter from Rogerson on June 12, 1917. In the letter Doggett tells Rogerson that he is interested in knowing what branch of the military Rogerson is joining, and that another Springfield College alumni, Gilbert N. Jerome is in Aviation as well.
Creator:
Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957
Date:
June 18, 1917
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Springfield College Armed Forces Collection
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
World War, 1914-1918
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Presidents
International Young Men's Christian Association
Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957
Rogerson, John T.
Jerome, Gilbert N.
Correspondence
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll16/id/512
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
John Thomas Rogerson (February 10, 1896 – March 21, 1983) was born in Bayport, New York, and attended Patahogue High School. When the United States entered World War I, Rogerson was studying at the International YMCA College, now called Springfield College. Eager to serve the allied cause, Rogerson left school after his sophomore year and went to Canada, where he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps. That same year, he traveled to England as a flying instructor in Canada’s air squadron. During that time, his commanding officer was Britain’s famous pilot Col. Billy Bishop. Rogerson remained with the Canadian air force, later absorbed into the British, until 1923, when he returned to the United States. From 1924 to 1925, he flew across Cuba as a barnstormer. During World War II, Rogerson flew with the Air Transport Command. Among his passengers were General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Joe Stillwell, Field Marshall Sir John Gill, and Humphrey Bogart, who was performing for troops in the China-Burma-India theater. Eventually he earned the title of master pilot with Pan American Airways, standing fourth in pilot seniority in the Pan Am World Airways system, after having flown twenty-thousand hours. In that same period, which spanned both World Wars, he made seventy-five Atlantic crossings, including the first mid-Atlantic survey flight for Pan American from Miami to Morocco. Rogerson retired in 1956. Gilbert N. Jerome was a student at Springfield College in 1912 and graduated in 1914. He then became a Scout Executive in 1915 for the New Haven Council Boy Scouts of America and later became an pilot and fought in world war 1. He died on July 11, 1918 at the battle of Belmont in France.
In the letter it is mentiond that there is another letter with it that letter is item rg01-a-01-03b-019
Identifier:
rg104-01-a-01-03b-017