He was commissioned a second lieutenant of coastal artillery, and his first service assignment was at Fort H. G. Wright during the years 1915–1916.
Fluent in both French and English (parents were from old New Orleans French lineage), Wogan spent extensive time in France as a staff translator for the Army of Occupation after World War 1.
In 1931, Wogan was posted to Panama as a major of Pack Artillery, and oversaw the first ever aerial deployment of artillery, using army aircraft to transport artillery from one side of the Panama Canal to the other.
In 1939, Wogan transferred service branches once again, this time to the Armored Corps. He eventually rose in rank to major general, commanding the 13th Armored division from 1942 to 1945. On April 15. 1945, Wogan fought a desperate German offensive in the Ruhr Pocket, at a German roadblock near the Autobahn interchange Leverkusen, where he was severely wounded by German rifle fire. He was forced to medically retire as a result of these wounds after a lengthy convalescence in military hospitals.
Wogan retired to his wife's hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, where he spent the remainder of his life as the director of the veterans hospital there. He was active in civic causes until his death in 1968.
john, wogan, major, general, john, beugnot, wogan, january, 1890, september, 1968, decorated, united, states, army, officer, most, noted, leadership, 13th, armored, division, most, world, john, beugnot, woganborn, 1890, january, 1890new, orleans, louisiana, un. Major General John Beugnot Wogan January 1 1890 September 30 1968 was a decorated United States Army officer He is most noted for his leadership of the 13th Armored Division for the most of World War II 1 John Beugnot WoganBorn 1890 01 01 January 1 1890New Orleans Louisiana United StatesDiedSeptember 30 1968 1968 09 30 aged 78 Asheville North Carolina United StatesPlace of burialArlington National Cemetery Virginia United StatesAllegiance United StatesService wbr branch United States ArmyYears of service1915 1946RankMajor GeneralService number0 3834UnitCoast Artillery CorpsCommands held68th Field Artillery Regiment13th Armored DivisionBattles warsWorld War IWorld War IIAwardsArmy Distinguished Service MedalSilver StarLegion of MeritPurple Heart Contents 1 Military career 2 Decorations 3 References 4 External linksMilitary career edit nbsp At West Point in 1915 John B Wogan was born on January 1 1890 in New Orleans Louisiana He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point New York in 1915 as a part of The class the stars fell on His classmates were for example Dwight D Eisenhower Omar Bradley James Van Fleet Paul J Mueller Charles W Ryder and Stafford LeRoy Irwin all big future generals of World War II He was commissioned a second lieutenant of coastal artillery and his first service assignment was at Fort H G Wright during the years 1915 1916 Fluent in both French and English parents were from old New Orleans French lineage Wogan spent extensive time in France as a staff translator for the Army of Occupation after World War 1 In 1931 Wogan was posted to Panama as a major of Pack Artillery and oversaw the first ever aerial deployment of artillery using army aircraft to transport artillery from one side of the Panama Canal to the other nbsp The grave of Major General John B Wogan at Arlington National Cemetery In 1939 Wogan transferred service branches once again this time to the Armored Corps He eventually rose in rank to major general commanding the 13th Armored division from 1942 to 1945 On April 15 1945 Wogan fought a desperate German offensive in the Ruhr Pocket at a German roadblock near the Autobahn interchange Leverkusen where he was severely wounded by German rifle fire He was forced to medically retire as a result of these wounds after a lengthy convalescence in military hospitals Wogan retired to his wife s hometown of Asheville North Carolina where he spent the remainder of his life as the director of the veterans hospital there He was active in civic causes until his death in 1968 Decorations edit nbsp Army Distinguished Service Medal nbsp Silver Star nbsp Legion of Merit nbsp Purple Heart nbsp Mexican Border Service Medal nbsp World War I Victory Medal nbsp American Defense Service Medal nbsp American Campaign Medal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Service Stars nbsp World War II Victory MedalReferences edit Biography of Major general John Beugnot Wogan 1890 1968 generals dk July 4 2010 Retrieved January 27 2013 External links editGenerals of World War II Military offices Preceded byNewly activated organization Commanding General 13th Armored Division1942 1945 Succeeded byJohn Millikin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John B Wogan amp oldid 1167364758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
