Career
Ogden joined the Army from Fairmount, Illinois in April 1941, and by June 25, 1944 was serving as a First Lieutenant in Company K, 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division. During a firefight on that day, near Fort du Roule, France, Ogden single-handedly destroyed three German gun emplacements. Ogden reached the rank of major before leaving the Army.
He died at age 83 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.
