Fred Marshall Ogburn Jr

Military
Fred Ogburn Jr in a Formal Portrait UPL 62202 UPL 62202 Fred Ogburn Jr Ball Turret Gunner with the 401st BG in a Formal Portrait

From his Daughter Barbara

Fred Marshall Ogburn

Object Number - UPL 62202 - Fred Ogburn Jr Ball Turret Gunner with the 401st BG in a Formal Portrait

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Fred had the honour to name the crews regular aircraft after his younger brother Larry.

 

Awards: AM, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Larry
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

3 June 1925 Born in Boykin, Kershaw County, South Carolina

Died

1 May 2003 Died South Carolina

Buried

5 May 2003 Interred Forest Lawn Memorial Park Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina

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