Commander in 1920
Lieut. Comdr. John Rodgers was advanced to the rank of commander on November 4, 1920 and on January 1 of this year, after his history-making flight in the PN-9 No. 1 to these islands, he was assigned to duty as assistant chief of the Bureau of aeronautics. On June 19, 1926, he was selected for advancement to the rank of captain in the navy. He was killed in an air-crash on August 27th 1926 before advancing to captain.
