RODERICKS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED SERVICES OF AMERICA 

Name      Rank    War/Peace      Branch          1. Frederick Roderick             unk  Revolutionary      Army 2. John Henry Roderick  Capt.  Civil War       CSA, Co. E, Alexander’s TX Regiment 3. Elisha William Roderick  unk.  Civil War       CSA, Army  Died in captivity 4. Cephus Roderick    unk.  Civil War       CSA, 37th North Carolina Infantry 5. Charles Daniel Roderick    unk  Civil War              CSA, Co. K, 22nd Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia 

6. Sidney Monroe Roderick  unk  Civil War (*)      CSA, 41st Infantry Regiment, Co. F 

7. Adolphus M. Roderick  unk.  Civil War    Union Army, wagoner, TN Cavalry, 3rd Reg., Co. H 8. William Roderick    unk.  Civil War     Union Army, TN Cavalry/CSA 43rd Reg., Mounted Infantry 9. Ambers Bradley Roderick  unk  WWI        Army; Died in Argonne Forest, France 

10. John Paul Roderick  unk.  WWII        Purple Heart 

11. Carl Travis Roderick  unk.  WWII        TX MM3 USNR  

12. Bob Shuler Roderick    TX SSgt  WWII                1SP SV Force Army “Devil’s Brigade”  Died in Italy 13. Vernon Brook    unk.  WWII        Navy           14. Eugene Roderick    unk.  WWII        Air Force ‐ Aircraft Maintenance 15. Lisle Brook       Colonel  Army (27 years)       Commander: Ranger Co., Airborne Bat., Infantry Brig. 16. Orman Roderick    unk.  Korean 17. Rodney L. Roderick     Cpl.  Germany      Army  18. Curtis Roderick      SgtMajor  Viet Nam, Gulf War, Somalia Marines 19. Jim Cash      unk.  Intelligence‐Europe    USAF (8 yrs), USMC (2 mo.), Army Nat. Grd 20. Earl David Roderick  unk.  Viet Nam      Air Force  Chaplain 21. Michael Roderick        Lt. Col.  Active        Air Force   JAG (son of Earl David Roderick) 22. Ernest T. “J.R” Womack, Jr.unk.  Intellegence/Medic‐Iraq  Army (27 years), retired, injuries in Iraq 23. Gill Newman    unk.  Viet Nam      USAF 24. William C. Roderick  1st Sgt. Viet Nam      Army 25. Billy Joe Roderick 26. William Koonce 27. Michael Kent      Iraq        Army  *His rifle in possession of John William Roderick (formerly of Goldsboro, NC)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

William C. Roderick: In the U. S. Army Reserve 1953 - 1955 In the U. S. Army from 1955 - 1969 In 82nd Airborne Division 1955 - 1957 and 1958 - 1960 In Special Forces (Green Beret ) 1960 - 1968 Highest Rank was First Sergeant (promoted in late 1968) Overseas Assignments 9/16/ 57 to 9/15/58- Germany, in Engineer Battalion 11/63 to 4/66 Germany in Special Forces 9/62 to 8/63 Viet Nam in Special Forces 4/66 to 6/67 Viet Nam in Special Forces Medals: Silver Star, Soldiers Medal, 2 Bronze Stars, 5 Purple Hearts, Air Medal, 2 Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medal, 4 Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 2 Viet Nam Service Medals Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon, Viet Nam Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Commendation, Republic of Viet Nam Presidential Citation, Republic of Viet Nam Gallantry Cross, Combat Infantry Badge, Master Parachute Badge(553 parachute jumps), Viet Nam Master Parachutes Badge, French Parachute Badge. Viet Nam 1962 - 1963, 5th Special Forces, Detachment A-13. Dak Pek Viet Nam. There were 12 Special Forces men on the team and we trained and equipped the Montagnard Tribesmen (mountain people). There was an article in the New York Times in November 1962. The article was written by Dave Halverstrom. Viet Nam 1966 - 1967, 5th Special Forces. Operation Blackjack 21. On this operation there were 15 Special Forces men and 145 Mike Force Montagnard Tribesmen. Area of operation was along the Ho Chi Minh trail. We were there for 30 days. This operation is written up in the book Green Berets at by H, another book, Soldiering, by Henry Gole. Project Delta, Detachment B-52. Reconnaissance Operations throughout Viet Nam. Areas of operation were 30 to 35 minutes by helicopter from our temporary base camps. This Unit is written about in the book, Ether Zone by R. C. Morris. The three books define (me by name) some of my combat activities.  

TENNESSEE RODERICKS (Submitted by Joan Roderick of Tennessee)

Generation 1: Frederick Roderick fought in the Revolutionary War

On September 5, 1783, Frederick went to an officer of the state of Virginia, and took the Oath of Allegiance to that State, becoming an American by adoption. A copy of this Oath* which was written in longhand is as follows:

"I do certify that FREDRICK RODERICK hath taken and subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance and fidelity as directed by an act of General Assembly entitled an act to oblige the free male inhabitants of this State (Virginia) above a certain age to give assurance of allegiance to the same and for other purposes, witnessing my hand and seal this 5th day of September, 1783 John Henderson** SEAL"

Generation 2: William Roderick (William Roderick/Frederick Roderick) Geneartion 3: (Elisha William Roderick/William Roderick/Frederick Roderick)

Elisha William Roderick

Elisha William Roderick b. 1814 North Carolina  D. 19 Dec 1863 in Rock Island, Rock Island, IL, USA

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Elisha Roderick Adolphus M. Rodeick/Elisha William Roderick/William Roderick/Elisha William Rodeirck; Generation 4: Adolphus M Roderick, Son of ELISHA WILLIAM RODERICK Birth 9 Mar 1839 in North Carolina, USA

B: 9 Mar 1839 in North Carolina, USA D: 5 Sep 1904 in Riceville, McMinn County, TN, USA Adolphus M Roderick 5 Sep 1904 in Riceville, McMinn County, TN, USA

Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Tennessee; .

Source Information:

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Inc, 1999.

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individual soldiers who served in the United States Civil War.

American Civil War Soldiers about Adolphus Roderick

Name: Adolphus Roderick

Side Served: Union

State Served: Tennessee

Service Record:

Enlisted as a Wagoneer. Enlisted in Company H, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Tennessee.

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861‐1934

1 citation provides evidence for Name

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Charles F Roderick

Name: Charles F Roderick, Son of William Franklin Roderick

County: McMinn

State: Tennessee

Birthplace: Tennessee;United States of America

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1891

Race: Caucasian (White)

FHL Roll Number: 1877379

Adolphus Fletcher Roderick/Adolphus M. Rodeick/Elisha William Roderick/William Roderick/Elisha William Rodeirck; Generation 5: Adolphus Fletcher and Lela (Jones) Roderick Birth 10 Jun 1872 in Riceville, McMinn County, TN USA Death 17 May 1950 in Riceville, McMinn County, TN USA

Son: William Ross Roderick served in the Army - Private First Class during WWII

Lille B. Rodeirck/Adolphus Fletcher Roderick/Adolphus M. Fletcher/Elisha Willia Roderick/William Roderick/Frederick Roderick Generation: 6 Son of Lillie B. Roderick, Daughter of Adolphus Fletcher and Montie Jones Roderick: Grandson of Adolphus Fletcher Roderick Ernest Thanuel Womack, Sr., Grandson of Adolphus Fletcher Roderick and Son of Lillie Roderick, entered military service (US ARMY) July 16, 1954. Overseas Service: Paama Canal Zone; Dec, 1954 - June, 1957 South Korea; Mar 1965 - Apr , 1966 South Korea; Nov, 1966 - Dec 1967 South Vietnam; Dec 1970 - Dec 1971 Germany; Nov 1974 - Nov 1977

Son of Ernest Thanuel Womack, Sr., Great Grandson of Adolphus Fletcher Roderick and Grandson of Lillie Roderick: Generation: 7 Thanuel Womack, Sr.,/Lillie B. Roderick/Adolphus Fletcher Roderick/Adolphus M. Roderick /Elisha William Roderick/William Roderick/Frederick Roderick Ernest T. Womack, Jr's  highest rank is Staff Sergeant, called SSG ‐ E‐6.  Ernest T Womack Jr.  (Ernest Thanuel Womack/Lillie B. (Roderick)/Adolphus Fletcher Roderick/Adolphus M. Roderick/Elisha William Roderick/William Roderick/Frederick Roderick)  My military service; Ernest T. Womack, Jr. (known to family as J. R.) enlisted in Tennessee Army National Guard, Sept 21 1981 to July 9 2009, Medical discharged from injuries while serving in Iraq. His Iraq tour of duty was August 31 2004 to @ November 24 2005. He served in northern Iraq @ 50 miles south of Tikrit, Saddam's home town. During his 27 years he served as (in order); Armored Cavalry Scout, Combat Medic, Intelligents Analyst, Recruiter, then back to a Medic, finally last job was Military Police Officer.  

 Mother:  Ruth Marney Womack, J. R. Womac, Jr., and Dad, Womack, Sr. 

 

   

 

 

Robert Shuler Roderick Robert was awarded the Bronze Star and posthumous Purple Heart for fatal wounds Jan 14, 1944 at Monte Vischiataro, Italy. He was a member of the First Special Service Force, knows as the "Devil's Brigade" and made famous in a movie with William Holden. In October of 1943, the commander of the U.S. Fifth Army, Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, brought the 1st Special Service Force to Italy. The Devil's Brigade arrived in Casablanca in French Algeria in November 1943 and moved to the Italian front arriving at Naples on November 19, 1943, immediately sent into combat with the U.S. 36th Infantry Division. At Monte la Difensa, the Devil's Brigade earned a reputation for being able to take impenetrable objectives when no one else could. Here, in the dead of winter, the 1st Special Service Force wiped out a strategic enemy defensive position that sat high atop a mountain surrounded by steep cliffs. Previously, American and British forces had suffered many casualties in futile attempts to take the important target. The 1st SSF was successful, and this incident was the basis for the 1968 motion picture titled "The Devil's Brigade." The 1st SSF immediately continued its attack, assaulting Monte la Remetanea from December 6 to December 9. It captured Monte Sambúcaro on December 25, and assaulted Monte Vischiataro on January 8, 1944. During the mountain campaign the 1st SSF suffered 77% casualties. Robert Shuler Roderick was one of them, suffering fatal wounds on Monte Vischiataro.

Vernon Ralph Brook

Vernon Ralph Brook died August 27, 2008 at San Angelo, Texas at the age of 81. He was born May 28, 1927, at Snyder, Texas. During World War II he served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman aboard the battleship USS Iowa, and in 1946 was part of the Japanese occupation forces. He married Alta Louise Doughty in 1947, his loving wife for 59 years, until her death in 2006. Vernon graduated from Texas Christian University in 1955 and became a teacher in order to have a positive influence on America’s youth.

Vernon spent his career as an educator in El Paso, Texas. He was selected as Teacher of the Year in 1965 for Houston Elementary School, twice awarded National Science Fellowships for advanced studies in Education, served on the Mayor’s committee for education, and earned his Master’s in Education in 1966 from the University of Texas at El Paso. He finished his career as the Assistant

Principal of the largest high school in Texas, Burges High School. He and Alta moved to San Angelo in 1994.

Vernon had many hobbies, including gardening, coin collecting, and archeology. He was a military historian and collector of military memorabilia. He had 25 articles published about World War II heroes and their medals. For over 30 years he was an avid amateur archeologist specializing in prehistoric Indians of the Southwest. He and his wife participated in 20 excavations of Indian ruins, and he had 36 archeology articles published in state, regional, and national journals of archeology. Vernon helped direct the excavation of the Hot Wells Pueblo, a large prehistoric Indian ruin located near El Paso. During this excavation he discovered and wrote about a room astronomically aligned with the equinox. In 1968 he was selected as the New Mexico Archeology Society’s Outstanding Amateur Archeologist.

God ensured that Vernon’s life was an exciting adventure. As a born again Christian, he served God, his nation, his students, his community, and his family to the best of his ability. He was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he taught Sunday School. Vernon’s children are Zanell Louise Osowski of Houston, Tx; Paula Ann Brook, PhD, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Lisle Kanin Brook of Milam, Tx.