Military related information:

Service Number -2154879

Enlistment Date: 23 Feb 1918
Discharged: 7 Jul y 1919

Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 23 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Company L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick-in-Hospital.

- Assigned post-August 1918 to hospital to Engineer Headquarters Detachment.

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
 
Discharged 7 July 1919 per BIRLS file (below).

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: John R. Ogburn
Departure Date: 17 Jun 1919
Departure Place: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: 26 Jun 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: R. F. D. 3
Residence Place: Monroe, Iowa
Father: William Ogburn
Ship: Harrisburg
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2154879
Notes: ENGR. HDQTS. DET., B.S.NO,/3, S.O.S.

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: John R Ogborn
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Fairview, Jasper, Iowa
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: William M Ogborn
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
William M Ogborn 62
John R Ogborn 27
Edmond Ogborn 86

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Raleigh Ogburn
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 37
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Fairview, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farming
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Raleigh Ogburn 37 Head
Minnie Ogburn 29 Wife
Cecil Ogburn 8 Son
Dale Ogburn 4 Son

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Rollie Ogburn
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Des Moines, Jasper, Iowa
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Des Moines, Jasper, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Des Moines
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 70
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
William M Ogburn 82 Father
Rollie Ogburn 47 Head
Minnie A Ogburn 39 Wife
Cecil L Ogburn 18 Son
M Dale Ogburn 14 Son

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: John Ogburn
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1892
Death Date: 25 Nov 1990
Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 23 Feb 1918
Release Date: 7 Jul 1919 Discharged

Find A Grave:
John Rollie Ogburn
BIRTH 1892
DEATH 1990 (aged 97–98)
BURIAL Waveland Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, Iowa

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