Sunday, July 3, 2022

RoadTrippin' with Theo Timby-- Part 4: The Famed Rodgers Naval Family and Howard K. Smith

Continuing with notable and interesting burials in Washington, D.C.'s Oak Hill Cemetery.

**  George Peter  (1779-1861)--  Officer in War of 1812.    U.S. House of Representatives.

**  John Rodgers  (1812-1882)--  U.S. Navy.  Son of Navy hero John Rodgers.    Commanded South Atlantic Blockading Squadron during Civil War.

**  William Ledyard Rodgers (1860-1904)--  U.S. Navy.  Son of John Rodgers (above).  Officer in Spanish-American War and World War I.

**  George Washington Roosevelt (1843-1907)--  Third cousin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.

**  Howard K. Smith  (1914-2002)--  Famed pioneer television newscaster.

--Old B-Runner


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