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| :''This page relates to the naval officer. For other men named '''William Rogers''' see ].'' | |||
| {{Infobox military person | |||
| |name= '''Will C. Rogers III''' | |||
| |birth_date= {{birth year and age|1938|12}} | |||
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| |birth_place= ], U.S. | |||
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| |placeofburial_label= Place of burial | |||
| |image= CAPT Will C. Rogers III 1988.jpg | |||
| |caption= CAPT Will C. Rogers III speaking at the end of ''Vincennes''' 1988 deployment. | |||
| |nickname= Will | |||
| |allegiance= United States of America | |||
| |branch= ] | |||
| |serviceyears= 1965–1991 | |||
| |rank= ] | |||
| |commands=]<br/>]<br/>Navy Tactical Training Group ] | |||
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| |awards= ]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>] | |||
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| '''William C. Rogers III''',<ref name="storm center">{{cite book |last=Rogers |first=Will C. III |coauthors=Rogers, Sharon; Gregston, Gene |title=Storm Center: A Personal Account of Tragedy & Terrorism' |month=June | year=1992 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=1-55750-727-9}}</ref> (born December 1938<ref name="SeaOfLies">{{cite journal |author=Barry, John; Charles, Roger |date=July 13, 1992|title=Sea of Lies |journal=]}}</ref>) is a former officer in the ], most notable as the captain of ], a ] ] ]. While under his command, the ship shot down ] in the ], killing 290 civilians and creating an international incident for the United States. | |||
| ==Early life and career prior to 1988== | |||
| Rogers was born in ],<ref name="Pentagon">{{cite news |title= Pentagon Defends Vincennes Commander |agency=Associated Press|date= July 4, 1988|accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> and grew up in ], Texas. His father, Will C. Rogers II, was a United States Navy ] during World War II. He has a younger brother named Dick, who was paralyzed in an automobile accident, leaving him in a wheelchair.<ref name="storm center"/> Rogers majored in ] at ] and earned a master's degree in history from ] in San Antonio. He taught high school science for two years before entering ].<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite journal |author=Becker, M. |date= July 18, 1988 |title= The Navy Was Like a Dream |journal= ] |volume= 112|issue= 3|pages= 23}}</ref> | |||
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| Rogers was commissioned December 1965 and his first tour of duty was in the engineering department aboard the aircraft carrier, ]. His next duty station was ], a ], stationed at ] then later at ]. In December 1969, Rogers reported to ], a ] to be the commissioning operations officer homeported in ]. Rogers first command was ], an ] also homeported in Charleston. After attending ] in ] Rogers worked with three Admirals in Washington D.C. and was assigned to the ] under the ]. This duty involved a series of trips to ] in the wake of the 1973 ]. In 1978, Rogers reported to the ] a ] to be the commissioning ], second in command.<ref name="storm center"/> He would later command ], another ], from September 1981 to August 1984. Prior to his command of ''Vincennes'' he served in the Pentagon as the head of a section in the Planning Division of ].<ref name="Pentagon"/> | |||
| Captain Rogers married Sharon (Loomis) Rogers, in ] on July 12, 1964.<ref name="storm center"/> They had one son born February 1969 named Will C. Rogers IV but known as Bill.<ref name="Pipe Bomb">{{cite news |author= Reinhold, Robert |title= Blast Wrecks Van of Skipper Who Downed Iran Jet |work=The New York Times |date= March 11, 1989 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Commanding the USS ''Vincennes''== | |||
| ], circa 1988.]] | |||
| Rogers was the second ] of ''Vincennes'' and assumed command April 11, 1987. At the time, ''Vincennes'' was one of only five cruisers commissioned that carried the new ], a billion dollar computerized integrated battle management system and the first such cruiser to join the ]. The heart of Aegis is an advanced, automatic detect-and-track, multi-function three-dimensional ] ], the ]. Known as "the Shield of the Fleet", the high-powered radar is able to perform search, tracking, and missile guidance functions simultaneously with a track capacity of over 100 targets at more than {{convert|100|nmi|km|-2}}.<ref>{{cite web |authorlink = https://wrc.navair-rdte.navy.mil/warfighter_enc/ |title = Aegis Combat System |work = The Warfighter Encyclopedia |publisher = Warfighter Response Center |date = October 8, 2003|url = https://wrc.navair-rdte.navy.mil/warfighter_enc/weapons/shiplnch/aegis.htm |accessdate =August 10, 2006 }}</ref> Command of an Aegis cruiser was considered to be very prestigious at the time.<ref name="SeaOfLies"/> On April 25, 1988, ''Vincennes'' was deployed on a six month cruise in support of ], the reflagging and escort of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.<ref name="DANFS">{{cite web |author=] |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v3/vincennes-iv.htm |title=Vincennes IV |accessdate=January 28, 2007 |work= ]}}</ref> | |||
| ==Iran Air 655== | |||
| On July 3, 1988, the ''Vincennes'' shot down ] with a two-missile salvo of ]. Iran Air 655, carrying 290 passengers, had been airborne for seven minutes when the missiles hit approximately {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} from the ''Vincennes''. The airliner crashed into the ] {{convert|6.5|mi|km|1}} east of ] ({{Coord|26|37.75|N|56|1|E}}). All 290 on-board including 66 children and 16 crew perished. At the time of the incident, the ''Vincennes'' was inside Iranian territorial waters and engaged in small arms combat with several Iranian surface craft, and one of its ] '']'' helicopters had drawn warning fire during flight operations.<ref name="Report">{{cite web |author=] |url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/reading_room/172.pdf |title= Formal Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on 3 July 1988 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 |format= PDF}}</ref> | |||
| A subsequent US report by ] William Fogarty, titled ''Formal Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3, 1988'',<ref name="Report"/> noted that Captain Rogers received some faulty information that he used to make the decision to fire. Specifically, he was told the aircraft was identified as an Iranian Air Force ]A ''Tomcat'' descending in an attack profile, and that it was identifying itself with ] / ] mode-II codes exclusively used by military aircraft. The investigation noted that Rogers was focused on the ongoing surface engagement and was only aware of the inbound aircraft for less than four minutes. It also pointed out that Rogers thought that he had increased burden to act since he was also assigned to protect the frigate ] (FF-1082). The investigation also concluded that Rogers acted in a prudent manner based on the information available to him, and the short time frame involved. He also acted within the prescribed ] for USN warship captains in that situation.<ref name="Report"/> | |||
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| Other independent investigations into the incident have presented a different picture. John Barry and Roger Charles of '']'' magazine claimed that Rogers was overeager for combat, that he started the fight with Iranian gunboats, and then followed them into Iranian territorial waters. Barry and Charles also accused the U.S. government of a cover-up.<ref name="SeaOfLies"/> | |||
| Some other sources lay some of the blame on the complexity of the technology and the great expense of the warship. An analysis of the events by the ] described the deployment of an AEGIS cruiser into that zone as irresponsible, and the Association thought that the great expense of his warship had played major parts in the setting of a low threshold for opening fire.<ref>{{cite journal |author= GIS Naval Analysis Team |title= A Look at the Naval Lessons Available to the US from the Iraq War |publisher= ]|date= May 5, 2003 |url= http://128.121.186.47/ISSA/reports/Iraq/May0503.htm |accessdate=January 28, 2007}}</ref> | |||
| In 2004, Marita Turpin and Niek du Plooy of the Centre for Logistics and Decision Support partially attributed the accident to an ] introduced by the ] and faulted the design and "unhelpful user interface" as contributing to the errors of judgment.<ref>{{cite journal |author= Turpin, Marita and du Plooy, Niek |title= Decision-making Biases and Information Systems |version= |publisher= Centre for Logistics and Decision Support |year= 2004 |url= http://s-cah-vishnu.infotech.monash.edu.au/dss2004/proceedings/pdf/77_Turpin_Plooy.pdf |format= PDF |page=785 |accessdate=January 28, 2007}}</ref> | |||
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| Rogers was personally criticized for being overly aggressive by ] David Carlson, commanding officer of the ], a second ship that was under the tactical control of Rogers at the time of the incident. Carlson claimed that the downing of Iran Air 655 marked the "horrifying climax to Capt. Rogers' aggressiveness, first seen four weeks ago". He was referring to incidents on June 2, 1988, when he claimed that Rogers brought the ''Vincennes'' too close to an Iranian frigate that was searching a bulk carrier, that he launched a helicopter too close to Iranian small boats, and that he fired upon a number of small Iranian military boats instead of directing another, smaller warship to do so. In disagreeing with Rogers's decision – citing the high cost of the cruiser relative to that of the frigates attached to the group – Carlson posited, "Why do you want an AEGIS cruiser out there shooting up boats? It wasn't a smart thing to do."<ref name="Fisk">{{cite book |last= Fisk |first= Robert |authorlink= Robert Fisk |title= The Great War for Civilisation – The Conquest of the Middle East |month= October | year= 2005|publisher= Fourth Estate|pages= 318–328 |isbn= 1-84115-007-X}}</ref> | |||
| The USS ''Vincennes'', with Rogers remaining in command, completed the remainder of her scheduled deployment to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and she returned to ] on October 25, 1988. During the voyage home on September 22, 1988, the ''Vincennes'' rescued 26 ]ese ] adrift in the ].<ref>{{cite news |author= Reinhold, Robert |title= Crew of Cruiser That Downed Iranian Airliner Gets a Warm Homecoming |work=The New York Times |date= October 25, 1988 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> | |||
| Rogers remained in command of the USS ''Vincennes'' until May 27, 1989.<ref>{{cite news |title= ''Vincennes'' gets new commander |work= ] |publisher= Times Publishing Company|date= May 28, 1989 |accessdate=January 28, 2007}}</ref> In 1990, President ] awarded Capt. Rogers the ] decoration "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as commanding officer ... from April 1987 to May 1989." The award was given for his service as the Commanding Officer of the ''Vincennes'', and the citation made no mention of the downing of Iran Air 655.<ref name="medals">{{cite news |first= Molly |last= Moore |title= 2 ''Vincennes'' Officers Get Medals |work=The Washington Post |date= April 23, 1990 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Bombing of Rogers' family minivan== | |||
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| Nine months after the downing of Iran Air Flight 655, on March 10, 1989, Rogers' wife Sharon escaped with her life when a ] attached to her ] exploded, while she was driving.<ref name="Pipe Bomb"/> The van was recorded in the name of Will Rogers III, and many people jumped to a conclusion and suspected that terrorism was involved. Five months later, the ] reported that the most likely suspect had a personal vendetta against Capt. Rogers and that the ] had ruled out terrorist activity.<ref>{{cite news |title= Rogers Bombing Not Terrorists? |url= http://www.milnet.com/sepoct89.htm |agency=Associated Press |date= October 2, 1989 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> At that time pipe bombs were a common occurrence (over 200 each year) in San Diego County and a largely homegrown threat according to the local sheriff's department.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.emergency.com/bombstry.htm|title=Pipe Bombings Explode: Both Real and Imagined|author=Alijandra Mogilner|publisher=EmergencyNet NEWS Service|date=August 2, 1996|accessdate=September 1, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> As of 2007, the bombing of Rogers' van remains an unsolved case, despite a major investigation involving at some time up to 300 police and FBI agents.<ref>{{cite news |first= Logan |last= Jenkins |title= Thoughts about Golden Triangle won't square |url= http://crossword.uniontrib.com/news/northcounty/jenkins/20030811-9999_1m11jenkins.html |work= ] |date= August 11, 2003 |accessdate=January 28, 2007 }}</ref> On February 17, 1993, the case was featured on the TV show '']'', but no additional information was uncovered. | |||
| ==Naval career following ''Vincennes''== | |||
| Rogers' next assignment was as commanding officer of the United States Navy Tactical Training Group at ], a group responsible for training officers in handling combat situations.<ref name="medals"/> He retired from the United States Navy in August 1991.<ref name="SeaOfLies"/> In 1992, Rogers and his wife Sharon co-wrote a book, ''Storm Center: A Personal Account of Tragedy & Terrorism'' which describe the events surrounding the downing of Iran Air 655 and the minivan bombing from their personal perspectives.<ref name="storm center"/> | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist|2}} | |||
| {{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| *. Official DOD PDF link, without critique | |||
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