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Hubert G Ogles 1918 - 1944

Hubert Glen Ogles of Greene County, Arkansas United States was born on April 20, 1918 to Beuna Ogles. He married Marguerite Rogers Sutterfield on December 27, 1941 in Lawrence County, Arkansas USA, and they were married until Hubert's death on April 20, 1944. Hubert Ogles had a child Jerry Sutterfield.

Hubert Glen Ogles

Greene County, Arkansas United States

April 20, 1918

Arkansas, United States

April 20, 1944

Mediterranean Sea

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The SS Paul Hamilton, named after the third Secretary of the Navy, was one of over 2,700 Liberty Ships built in the U.S. between 1941 and 1945. She was on her fifth voyage as part of convoy UGS-38 on 20 April 1944. (Source: “SS Paul Hamilton” entry on Wikipedia) Aboard the Paul Hamilton were three of the original members of the Oregon National Guard’s first aviation unit, the 123d Observation Squadron: M/Sgt Bruce C. Green, T/Sgt Albert R. Miller, and S/Sgt Leonard W. Mayer. The men were transferred from the 123d earlier in the war to help form a new air unit, the 32d Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, and were headed for duty in Italy with this unit. At this point in the war, most of the original 100+ members of the 123d Obs Sqn had been transferred to other units as part of the massive buildup of the Army Air Forces. By the time the 35th Photo Recon Squadron shipped out for overseas duty, only about 10% of the original 123d members remained in the squadron. Meanwhile, as the Paul Hamilton and the rest of UGS-38 sailed eastward, a German reconnaissance aircraft based in southern France spotted it, and the German Luftwaffe prepared to make an air attack against it. Such an attack was not unexpected, as other prior convoys in the region had experienced air attacks from German bombers based in France. But as the Paul Hamilton sailed on the inner side of the convoy, which one might believe she would be safer than being aboard another vessel on the outer edge of the group. As dusk came over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, German torpedo-bombers made their approach against the convoy. They skillfully made their way across the Mediterranean from France to landfall over North Africa, then turned westward and approached the convoy at low level from land. Allied radar operators on land and at sea had trouble detecting and/or tracking the aircraft, which made it nigh unto impossible to provide effective fighter direction for the aircraft tasked to cover the convoy. Visual lookout on the ships was impaired as dusk turned to dark. A German Junkers Ju-88A-17 bomber of KG77, the kind which attacked UGS-38 on the night of 20 April 1944. (Source: The Luftwaffe Blog) Suddenly, three waves of enemy aircraft hit the convoy off the coast of Cape Bengut, Algeria. A Junkers Ju-88 torpedo-bomber in the first wave aimed and dropped an aerial torpedo at the Paul Hamilton and hit the ship at 2105 hours local time. The Liberty ship erupted in a series of violent explosions as its cargo of explosives detonated. All aboard, 580 men, including three original members of the 123d Observation Squadron, perished in the catastrophic blasts, which briefly turned night into day. The tragic loss of the Paul Hamilton and all souls aboard happened in a matter of seconds when the explosives and a troop-laden vessel was struck by a German aerial torpedo on the evening of 20 April 1944 off the coast of North Africa. (Source: “SS Paul Hamilton” entry on Wikipedia) Five hundred and four Army Air Corps Airmen were lost on The Paul Hamilton. The bulk of the 32d Photo Recon Squadron (a handful were on another ship in the convoy), 317 men, was wiped out, as well as 154 men of the 831st Bomb Squadron (Heavy). Also lost were 29 Naval Armed Guards manning the ship’s guns and 47 Merchant Mariners. It was one of the worst U.S. losses at sea during WWII. Only one body was recovered from the sinking. Two other ships were sunk by this attack with two more damaged.
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1918

Birthday

April 20, 1918

Birthdate

Arkansas United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

usa
Early Life & Education

2 Years Of College / Married to Margurite Rogers of Jonesboro, Arkansas
Military Service

Military serial#: 38176866 Enlisted: June 1, 1942 in Cp Josepth T Robinson Little Rock Arkansas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Teachers (secondary School) And Principals
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1944

Death

April 20, 1944

Death date

Killed when his transport ship exploded and sank during an attack in World War II.

Cause of death

Mediterranean Sea
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