{"id":118036,"date":"2026-10-07T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=118036"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:15:56","slug":"sellers-boynton-rogers-a-historic-three-year-journey-in-the-pacific-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/sellers-boynton-rogers-a-historic-three-year-journey-in-the-pacific-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Sellers Boynton Rogers: A Historic Three-Year Journey in the Pacific Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image118036_714712-ff.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image118036_714712-ff .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:588px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image118036_714712-ff.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image118036_714712-ff .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image118036_714712-ff figure{max-width:588px;}.kb-image118036_714712-ff .image-is-svg, .kb-image118036_714712-ff .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image118036_714712-ff .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image118036_714712-ff\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/050da1ccf92342a2890a4fde86d43c72\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp\" alt=\"37th Infantry\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-118039\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27842%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20842%20531%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27842%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp?resize=600,378 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp?resize=768,484 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/View-Story-Map-Recovered-copy.webp 842w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Veterans Legacy Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs encourages students and educators to research and share the stories of Veterans interred in national, state, and tribal Veteran cemeteries. Sellers Boynton Rogers served as a combat medic during World War II and spent three years island hopping in the Pacific Campaigns. Follow his journey and discover his story through this interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/050da1ccf92342a2890a4fde86d43c72\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Veterans Legacy Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs encourages students and educators to research and share the stories of Veterans interred in national, state, and and tribal Veteran cemeteries. Sellers Boynton Rogers served as a combat medic during World War II and spent three years island hopping in the Pacific Campaigns. 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