MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Ogburn, Charlton,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ogburn​

• FORENAME

Charlton,Jr​

• UNIT

1 Bn (Red Combat Team) (Comms Platoon)​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

0-1636417​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from New York,New York​

born 15.3.1911 Atlanta,Georgia​

son of Charlton Greenwood and Dorothy (nee Stevens) Ogburn​

grew up in Savannah,Georgia and New York City​

graduated Harvard University 1932​

writer and publisher in civilian life​

enlisted 16.4.1941 New York,New York (Private 32086209)​

commissioned Signal Corps​

intelligence officer,Washington,D.C. 1945 (Captain)​

State Department until 1957​

full-time writer and journalist​

married 1st wife later divorced (1 son Charlton later renamed William)​

married Vera M. Weidman 1951 (2 daughters Nyssa and Holly)​

last residence 403 Hancock Street,Beaufort,South Carolina​

died 19.10.1998 Beaufort,South Carolina​

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