John Ogden
| Date and Place of Birth: | July 17, 1923 Delaware County, PA |
| Date and Place of Death: | August 8, 1944 St. Lo, France |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Rank: | Private First Class |
| Military Unit: | Company B, 112th Infantry Regiment US Army |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
John M. Ogden, Jr., was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on July
17, 1923. His father, John "Jack" Ogden, had played professional
baseball with the Baltimore Orioles’ team that won seven straight
International League pennants, and also played in the majors for the New
York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds. John, Sr., later
became farm director of the Philadelphia Phillies.
John, Jr., a pitcher like his father, had an outstanding college career
at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. In 1941, his father left the
employment of the Phillies and purchased the Elmira franchise in the
Eastern League from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Following graduation from
Swarthmore, John, Jr., assisted his father
with the running of the club until he entered military service on
September 8, 1943.
Private First Class Ogden served in Europe with Company B, 112th
Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action at St. Lo, France on August
8, 1944.
John Ogden is buried at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Pennsylvania.
John Ogden (front row, fifth from right) with the 1942 Swarthmore College varsity baseball team
Thanks to Davis O. Barker for help with this biography. Thanks also to Astrid van Erp for help with this biography.
Date Added July 29, 2012. Updated August 18, 2017
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