Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Kenje Ogata Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: Company B, 32nd Medical Training Battalion, Medical Corps; 726th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 49th Wing, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Lincoln, Nebraska; Davis-Monthan Air Field, Tucson, Arizona; Topeka, Kansas; Foggia, Italy
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/30983
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About this Item
Title
- Kenje Ogata Collection
Names
- Tegge, Thomas N.
- Ogata, Kenje
- Sauk Valley Community College-Dixon, IL
Home State
- Illinois
Headings
- - Ogata, Kenje
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Form
- VHS
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Asian
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: Company B, 32nd Medical Training Battalion, Medical Corps; 726th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 49th Wing, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Lincoln, Nebraska; Davis-Monthan Air Field, Tucson, Arizona; Topeka, Kansas; Foggia, Italy
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran flew as a belly turret gunner and waist gunner in a B-24 bomber. He was shot down twice.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 1994-11-14)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/30983
Cite as
- Kenje Ogata Collection (AFC/2001/001/30983), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois
- Davis-Monthan Air Field, Tucson, Arizona
- Foggia, Italy
- Fort Sheridan, Illinois
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Topeka, Kansas
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 15th Air Force
- 32nd Medical Training Battalion
- 451st Bomb Group
- 49th Wing
- 726th Bomb Squadron
- Company B
- Medical Corps