James Adelbert Ogle Jr. (1922 - 2013)

Born 24 Jun 1922 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died 16 Jan 2013 at age 90 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Birth

James Adelbert Ogle Jr was born on June 24th, 1922 in Woodstock, Illinois, the son of James Adelbert Ogle and Dorothy (Knaack) Ogle.

Military

*On the 6th of October, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, James enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Corp Reserve with the rank of private. At the time he was single, without dependents, & had completed one year of college. ^[1]

*1st Lt James A Ogle Jr was assigned to the 459th BG 759th Squadron. The 459th Bombardment Group was one of a number of B-24 Liberator groups assigned to the 15th Air Force flying out of Italy in 1944 and 1945. Based at Giulia Air Field, the 459th BG, a member of the 304th Bombardment Wing, flew missions in Italy, France, the Balkans, Austria and Germany.^[2]

Death

James Adelbert Ogle Jr. died on January 16th, 2013 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois.^[3]

Burial

James A Ogle Jr. was buried with full military honors provided by the VFW Post 5040 at Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, Illinois on January 19th, 2013^[4]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8GH-V46 : accessed 21 Aug 2014), James A Jr Ogle, enlisted 06 Oct 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
2. ↑ 459th Bombardment Group, http://www.459bg.org/ogle_james_o4151_459bg.cfm
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KX3S-N53 : accessed 21 Aug 2014), JAMES A OGLE, 16 Jan 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103755970

Acknowledgments

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