David Ayres Depue Ogden (October 16, 1897 – November 26, 1969) was a
United States ArmyLieutenant General. He was noteworthy for his command of the 3rd Engineer Special Brigade during
World War II, the
Ryukyus Command in the early 1950s, and his culminating assignment as the US Army's Inspector General.
After receiving his commission Ogden carried out an observation tour of Europe at the end of
World War I, after which he completed the Engineer Officer Course at
Camp Humphreys, Virginia.[2]
Post World War I
In 1923 Ogden was assigned to
Camp Devens, Massachusetts, instructing
Reserve officers in engineering.[3]
During the early 1930s Ogden was assigned as assistant to the chief engineer of the district that included
Chicago.[4][5][6]
By the mid-1930s, Ogden had been promoted to captain and assigned to the
Los Angeles, California engineer district.[7]
In 1940 Ogden was named district engineer in
Trinidad.[8][9]
World War II
Ogden was appointed to command the 3rd Engineer Special Brigade in 1942, and he remained in command until July 1945. ESBs were organized to conduct amphibious operations during combat, moving soldiers from transport ships to landing sites on a beach, or from beaches to transport ships. The 3rd ESB operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater throughout the war.[10][11][12]
Post World War II
Following World War II General Ogden commanded
Fort Ord, California.[13]
In 1947 Ogden was selected for command of the
Eniwetok atomic test site.[14][15][16]
Ogden returned to the United States in 1950 as chief of the organization and training section in the Army's Training and Operations Directorate, G-3.[17][18]
Ogden was appointed the Army's Deputy Inspector General in 1955. In 1956 he became Inspector General and was promoted to Lieutenant General, serving until his 1957 retirement.[27][28][29][30][31]
^Coates, John Boyd Jr., ed. (1963),
"4.3", Preventive Medicine in World War II (Book), vol. 6 (Communicable Diseases: Malaria), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Medical Service, p. 224