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BOBBY
J. OGDEN
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FEB. 1950 |
| Date Discharged | FEB. 1955 |
| Years Served | 6 |
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| Highest Rank | SGT |
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I LEFT FOR KOREA IN THE 6 TH. DRAFT & JOINED EASY CO. MAR. 1951. WAS IN THE 3 RD. PLATOON, 3 RD. SQUAD UNTIL MAR. 1952. SERVED EVERY POSITION IN A FIRE TEAM UNTIL I WAS ASSIGNED SQUAD LEADER. I WAS ALSO ONE OF THE EASY CO. SNIPERS FROM JUNE 1951 UNTIL I LEFT IN MAR 1952. RELIEVED FROM ACTIVE DUTY APR. 1952. RE-ENLISTED FEB. 1953 & WENT INTO MARINE AVAITION FOR 2 YEARS. WAS WITH MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON VMF-214 (THE BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON.) |
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I WENT TO WORK FOR UNITED AIRLINES AS A MECHANIC AUG. 1955 & RETIRED IN SEPT 1987. WAS A SYSTEM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER IN SAN FRANCISCO WHEN I RETIRED. WAS A SELF EMPLOYED AIRCRAFT CONSULTANT FOR 15 YEARS. |
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MARRIED IN 1955, WIDOWED 1995. HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS &
8 GRANDCHILDREN. MARRIED HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART IN 1998 AND ENJOY BEING RETIRED. |
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