Paul Rogers

Biography

Paul C. “Hayseed” Rogers (July 12, 1918 – March 16, 2015) was an American Army non-commissioned officer and World War II veteran. He served as a Sergeant with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and was one of the original members of the company trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Rogers grew up in Adrian, Missouri, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1942. He volunteered for the airborne forces and trained with Easy Company at Camp Toccoa before deploying to England in preparation for the Allied invasion of …