Profile of Edward Garrison Ogle

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Edward Garrison Ogle - as of Oct 21, 2008
Son of Fred Ogle; Son of Stephen Douglas Ogle; Son of Mordicai Ogle

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Edward Garrison Ogle Graduation Class of 1941Southeastern University Law	Edward Garrison Ogle Commissioned 2nd Lt. 1943 Captain by End of WWII, US Army Air Force	Uncle Ed - date unknown	Edward Garrison Ogle Attorney US Air Force Reserve - 1953	Louise Apple, Edward Garrison Ogle Abt 1958	Lt Colonel Edward Garrison Ogle November, 1962	Aunt Louise and Uncle ED Bermuda, Date Unk	Edward Garrison Ogle Louise Apple Ogle Life Partners

Edward (my Uncle) was educated in the Public Schools of DeQueen, Arkansas. He Studied law at Southeastern University, and received his LLB in 1941. He studied accounting at Strayers College; and did postgraduate studies at George Washington University. He went to Washington DC in 1936 to accept a position with the war department.

In July of 1940, on written examination, Edward was admitted to the practice of law in the Courts of Arkansas, and in April of 1941 to the District of Columbia. He graduated from law school in June 1941 Sigma Delta Kappa. Upon motion in 1948, he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. From 1936 -1940 he was employed by the Accounting Division of the Treasury Department in various clerical and other capacities. He worked full time while attending college. From 1940 through most of 1942, he was employed as an adjudicator of claims by the bureau of old Age and Survivors Insurance -now a part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He was responsible for the development and evaluation of evidence necessary to establish entitlement or non-entitlement to claims for old age and survivors insurance benefits; for the proper application of laws, regulations and precedents pertaining to such claims; for special written determinations relating to marriage, divorce, relationship, statutes of descent and distribution, legitimating and recognition; and for instructing certain field personnel on the proper adjudication of claims.

Edward entered World War II service In 1942 as a private, attended the Army Air Force Officers Candidate School in Miami Beach, Florida in the Class of 1943-b and was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant. During World War II, from 1943 through 1945 Edward served as an air transportation officer. He directed and controlled the movements of men and materials by military transport aircraft throughout China, from China to India and into Burma, and moved troops to the various fronts, evacuated the wounded, civilians and others. He managed warehouses, material dumps, fleets of trucks and passenger terminals. Major operations included Kunming China for 17 months, and Assam, India for 9 months. He supervised 20 officers, 158 enlisted men, 600 Chinese soldiers and 200 Chinese civilians - (He had similar experience working with the British and Indians in India.)

Edward was separated from active duty and into the ready reserve 1946 with the rank of Captain. On 1 April 1973, after 30 years of commissioned service he was placed on the reserve-retired list with the permanent grade of Colonel. His reserve assignments for many years included on-the-job type duties as Chief of the Legislative Division and Chief of the Administrative law Division of the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.

During the 27 Cold War years between 1946 and June 1973, Edward had supervisory responsibilities over attorneys at the Veterans Administration handling legal and legislative problems affecting the agency. He reviewed legal opinions prepared for officials of the agency; legislative drafts to be introduced as bills of the Congress; reports on legislation prepared for submission to the Committees of the Congress; and prepared testimony to be given by representatives of the agency in testifying before various committees of the Congress.

Edward participated in the re-codification of Title 38, United States Code providing benefits for Veterans. As an insurance specialist, he initially drafted numerous bills enacted into law, including the provisions providing Veterans' Mortgage Protection Life Insurance and the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Act. For his work in the legislative areas, Edward has been commended on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Edward retired from his civilian position with the Federal Government in June 1973. At the time of his retirement he was one of the Deputy Assistant General Counsels of the Veterans Administration.

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