Kenje Ogata Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as "Nisei / American."

Gender

Male

Race

Asian

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

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

Battles/Campaigns

Rhineland, Southern France, Rome-Arno

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran flew as a belly turret gunner and waist gunner in a B-24 bomber. He was shot down twice.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Thomas Tegge

Contributor:

Thomas Tegge

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sauk Valley Community College-Dixon, IL

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/30983

Subjects:

Ogata, Kenje

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Kenje Ogata Collection
(AFC/2001/001/30983), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress