When Rodolphe Desrochers was born in 1895, his father, Samuel, was 43 and his mother, Cleophee, was 41. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company C, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 9, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Exermont, France, October 9, 1918. Private Derochers, a company runner, displayed exceptional bravery in carrying messages through heavy shell and machine-gun fire until killed. General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919.