Charlton Ogburn Jr.

1911–1998 · American writer, Merrill’s Marauders communications officer

Born in Atlanta, Ogburn served in the China Burma India Theater in World War II as a communications officer with Merrill’s Marauders. His 1957 Harper’s article about the unit led to his 1959 book The Marauders, which was filmed as Merrill’s Marauders (1962). He later became a leading Oxfordian, best known for The Mysterious William Shakespeare (1984).

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“Reorganizing is a Wonderful Method for Creating the Illusion of Progress while Actually Producing Confusion, Inefficiency, and Demoralization”

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