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David Ayres Depue Ogden

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David Ayres Depue Ogden
General Ogden as Commander of the Ryukyus Command in the early 1950s
Born October 16, 1897 (1897-10-16)
Died November 26, 1969 (1969-11-27) (aged 72)
Place of birth Newark, New Jersey
Place of death Bradenton, Florida
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Department of the Army Seal United States Army
Years of service 1918-1957
Rank US-O9 insignia Lieutenant General
Commands held
Battles/wars
  • World War I
  • World War II
Awards

David Ayres Depue Ogden (October 16, 1897 – November 26, 1969) was a United States Army Lieutenant General. He was noteworthy for his command of the 3rd Engineer Special Brigade during World War II, the Ryukyus Command in the early 1950s, and his culminating assignment as the US Army's Inspector General.

Early life[]

Ogden was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1918 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Engineers.

World War I[]

After receiving his commission Ogden carried out an observation tour of Europe at the end of World War I, after which he completed the Engineer Officer Course at Camp Humphreys, Virginia.[1]

Post World War I[]

In 1923 Ogden was assigned to Camp Devens, Massachusetts, instructing Reserve officers in engineering.[2]

During the early 1930s Ogden was assigned as assistant to the chief engineer of the district that included Chicago.[3][4][5]

By the mid-1930s, Ogden had been promoted to captain and assigned to the Los Angeles, California engineer district.[6]

In 1940 Ogden was named district engineer in Trinidad.[7][8]

World War II[]

Ogden was appointed to command the 3rd Engineer Special Brigade in 1942, and he remained in command until July, 1945. ESBs were organized to conduct amphibious operations during combat, moving soldiers from transport ships to landing sites on a beach, or from beaches to transport ships. The 3rd ESB operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater throughout the war.[9][10][11]

Post World War II[]

Following World War II General Ogden commanded Fort Ord, California.[12]

In 1947 Ogden was selected for command of the Eniwetok atomic test site.[13][14][15]

Ogden returned to the United States in 1950 as chief of the organization and training section in the Army's Training and Operations Directorate, G-3.[16][17]

General Ogden was named Chief Engineer of the Far East Command in 1952.[18]

In 1953 General Ogden was named to head the Ryukyus Command and appointed as the islands' Deputy Governor.[19][20][21][22][23][24]

Ogden was appointed the Army's Deputy Inspector General in 1955. In 1956 he became Inspector General and was promoted to Lieutenant General, serving until his 1957 retirement.[25][26][27][28][29]

Awards and decorations[]

General Ogden's decorations included multiple awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, as well as the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal.[30][31]

Retirement and death[]

In retirement Ogden lived in Bradenton, Florida, where he died on November 26, 1969.[32][33] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 3 Site 2506-R.[34]

References[]

  1. ↑ Robinson, Wirt, ed (1920). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point". Seemann & Peters, Printers. p. 2012. http://books.google.com/books?id=SSHcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2012&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  2. ↑ "Officers Assigned at Camp Devens". June 19, 1923. p. 3. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/865148232.html?dids=865148232:865148232&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jun+19,+1923&author=Special+Dispatch+to+the+Globe&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=OFFICERS+ASSIGNED+AT+CAMP+DEVENS&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  3. ↑ "U.S. Engineers Join in Survey of Harbor Site". June 20, 1931. p. 11. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/457881972.html?dids=457881972:457881972&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+20,+1931&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=U.+S.+ENGINEERS+JOIN+IN+SURVEY+OF+HARBOR+SITE&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  4. ↑ "Agree to Shift Road to Permit Canal Widening". October 6, 1931. p. 17. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/459418792.html?dids=459418792:459418792&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+06,+1931&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=AGREE+TO+SHIFT+ROAD+TO+PERMIT+CANAL+WIDENING&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  5. ↑ "Aldermen Hear Engineers on Fixed Bridges". August 11, 1933. p. 16. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/443088972.html?dids=443088972:443088972&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+11,+1933&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=ALDERMEN+HEAR+ENGINEERS+ON+FIXED+BRIDGES&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  6. ↑ "More W.P.A. Funds Given". October 4, 1935. p. A1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/393930981.html?dids=393930981:393930981&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+04,+1935&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=MORE+W.P.A.+FUNDS+GIVEN&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  7. ↑ Coates, John Boyd, Jr., ed (1963). "Preventive Medicine in World War II". U.S. Army Medical Service. p. 224. http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/Malaria/chapterIV3.htm. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  8. ↑ "Atlantic Naval Base Jobs Begun". December 15, 1940. p. 6. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/410626101.html?dids=410626101:410626101&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+15,+1940&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Atlantic+Naval+Base+Jobs+Begun&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  9. ↑ "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II". University of Illinois Press - (Little, Brown). 2002 - (1953). p. 52. ISBN 978-0-252-07038-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=R-KfgdHvv88C&pg=PA52&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  10. ↑ "Technical Services, The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Japan". U. S. Army Center of Military History - U.S. Government Printing Office. 1987 - (1966). p. 521. ISBN 978-0-16-001879-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=zvmbEjhWJPAC&pg=PA521&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  11. ↑ "Across the Reef: The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War". DIANE Publishing. 2001. p. 83. ISBN 0-7881-2665-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=2vRYgvIjZ7cC&pg=PA83&dq=david+ogden+3rd+engineer+special+brigade&hl=en&ei=66jBTq2LMaeHsAK96snKBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  12. ↑ "The Military Engineer". Society of American Military Engineers. 1947. p. 91. 
  13. ↑ "Eniwetok Atom Testing Grounds Chiefs Named". December 23, 1947. p. 4. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/420210141.html?dids=420210141:420210141&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+23,+1947&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Eniwetok+Atom+Testing+Grounds+Chiefs+Named&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  14. ↑ "Ogden to Command on Eniwetok Island". January 16, 1948. p. 10. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F14F7345C167B93C4A8178AD85F4C8485F9. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  15. ↑ "Test of New Atomic Weapons Thought Under Way in Pacific". April 7, 1948. p. 15. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/171645592.html?dids=171645592:171645592&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Apr+07,+1948&author=&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Test+of+New+Atomic+Weapons+Thought+Under+Way+in+Pacific&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  16. ↑ West, James D.. "Indiana Military, Timeline, 1950". James D. West & www.IndianaMilitary.org. http://www.indianamilitary.org/Timelines/1950.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-23. 
  17. ↑ "Hearing Record, Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1951. pp. 123–124. 
  18. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". McGraw-Hill. 1952. p. 48. 
  19. ↑ Hines, Neal O. (1963). "Proving Ground: An Account of the Radiobiological Studies in the Pacific, 1946-1961". 
  20. ↑ "Semiannual Report of the Atomic Energy Commission". United States Atomic Energy Commission. 1947. 
  21. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 1953. 
  22. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 1955. 
  23. ↑ "Ogden Heads Ryukyus Command". January 1, 1953. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E17FA355E177B93C3A9178AD85F478585F9. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  24. ↑ Emmerson, John K. (1971). "Arms, Yen & Power: The Japanese dilemma". p. 164. 
  25. ↑ Hewes, James E., Jr. (1983 - (1973)). "Special Studies: From Root to McNamara, Army Organization and Administration". U. S. Army Center of Military History. p. 398. http://www.history.army.mil/books/root/appB.htm. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  26. ↑ "Army Clears Gen. Caffey". March 3, 1956. p. 5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ENUmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=owIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=768,4294270&dq=army+clears+gen+caffey&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  27. ↑ "Generals Nominated For Temporary Rank". March 9, 1957. p. 8. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1703088652.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+09,+1957&author=&pub=The+Sun+%281837-1985%29&desc=Generals+Nominated+For+Temporary+Rank&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  28. ↑ "Atlas Story was a Mistake". September 9, 1957. p. 3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J24eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1057,1373513&dq=david+ogden+army+inspector+general&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  29. ↑ "New Inspector General Sworn". November 2, 1957. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40717F93955137A93C0A9178AD95F438585F9. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  30. ↑ "Official U.S. Army Register,". U.S. Army Adjutant General. 1957. 
  31. ↑ "Index of Recipients of Major Military Awards". Military Times Hall of Valor - HomeOfHeroes.com. http://www.homeofheroes.com/verify/recipients_o.html. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  32. ↑ Social Security Death Index. - SS#579-52-8551.
  33. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998". Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 
  34. ↑ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1. Retrieved 2010-DEC. 

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