The following statement written by Edward Ogden was found in his papers after his death.
The reason why it was written and its use is unknown, but it provides an interesting light on his professional life.
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STATEMENT OF Experience, Education and Family Background
of
EDWARD M. OGDEN
Residence: 380 Kilbourne Road Rochester, N. Y.
Occupation: Law
Senior member
SPENCER, OGDEN, GANDY & GILLETTE 1010 Wilder Building Rochester, N. Y. Phone Main 611
Age 49 - Born Kewanna, Indiana, AUGUST 1, 1897
Parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., born in U.S.A.
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E D U C A T I O N Jamestown (N.Y.) High School - Graduate 1914.
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER - AB - 1920 (Activities - Student Organizations - Class President, etc., Dramatics, Glee Club & Quartette, Public Speaking, and letters in football (4 yrs.) baseball 3 years)
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL LLB 1923 (Graduated in upper quarter of class)
MILITARY SCHOOLS
CORNELL GROUND SCHOOL (AVIATION) Upper 5% OF SCHOOL 1917
OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP - MIAMI Upper 10% 1942
AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL (Harrisburg) Upper 5% 1942
LATER ON STAFF AND DIRECTOR of All Combat Intelligence Officer Training at American Air force Intelligence school (Harrisburg) |
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GENERAL EXPERIENCE (Chronologically arranged) |
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| 1917 - 1918 | Aviator - 1st Lieutenant - First World War - 2 years in France and Italy. |
| 1919 | Deputy Director U.S. Dept., Rents, Requisition and Claims - French R. R. Claim Section |
| 1919 - 1923 | Finishing College and Law School |
| 1923 - 1926 | Lecturer - Western Representative for Medina Courses, Inc. - Preparing applicants for bar examination. |
| 1924 - 1942 | Legal Practice - Partnership with Judge Nelson E. Spencer - firm expanded to Spencer, Ogden, Gandy & Gillette, General Practice but with considerable specialization in Trial Work and Municipal Law. |
| 1928 - 1931 | Member of and Legal Counsel for Planning-Zoning Boards of Town of Brighton, New York - (large suburb of Rochester, New York) |
| 1931 - 1942 | Attorney for Town of Brighton (part time service) (See special note on extensive experience in drafting legislation and ordinance, unusual tax and certiorari experience, etc.) |
| 1940 - 1941 | Lecturer at Annual Conferences of Federation of New York State Town and County Planning Boards. |
| 1940 - 1942 | President of New York State Town and County Attorneys Section of New York State Town and County Association. |
| 1942 - 1946 | Captain, Major and Lt. Colonel in Intelligence - American Air Forces. |
| 1942 - 1943 | American Air Forces Intelligence School (for Officers)
Member of Teaching Staff and later Director of All Combat Intelligence Training for Air Force Officers, |
| 1943 | Second Air Force Headquarters Director of Combat and Informative Intelligence - charged with publishing daily and weekly Intelligence Digests; Briefing and Interpretation of War News for Commanding General and his general and special staffs, Interviewing and Reports on Foreign War Experience of High Ranking officers - Special Original Articles and Analyses on Air Force War Operations - Radio and Public Addresses for Public Relations and writing speeches for Commanding General. |
| 1944 - 1945 | Combat Tour - England and France - Chief Intelligence
Officer 467th Bomb Group (Heavy) 8th Air Force - Briefing -
Interrogation - Intelligence Reports on Combat Missions - Training and
Lectures - Semi Weekly News Reviews for Station Complement - Supervisor
of Public Relations, Group History, Station Security, Photographic and
Photo Interpretation - Prisoner of War Intelligence Section.
Director of Reorientation Program for Group Special Editing and Articles for 2nd Air Division of 8th Air Force Monthly Intelligence Digest. Foreign Travel - 3-1/2 years in France, England and Italy with short visits in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. |
| Foreign Languages -
French - Moderate fluency - Good accent and training in France Italian - Fair ability in speaking and reading - Good accent and training in Italy (Florence) German - Weak - High School and College training and slight experience in Germany. Experience, Training and Study in International Affairs and World Geography. |