Kenje Ogata

Kenje Ogata
Kenje Ogata in 1943
Born	(1919-06-01)June 1, 1919 Gary, Indiana
Died	January 18, 2012(2012-01-18) (aged 92) Sterling, Illinois
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Air Corps
Rank	Sergeant First Class
Unit	451st Bomb Group, 726th Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Air Medal Purple Heart

Kenje Ogata (Japanese: 緒方 健二,^[1] June 1, 1919 – January 18, 2012) was an American soldier and one of five documented people of Japanese descent to serve in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.