Paul Logasa Bogen
Military service
Military service
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[thumb\|Third US Army staff, Bogen left far rear](/wiki/File:Harkins3rdArmy.jpg "Harkins3rdArmy.jpg")
After graduation, Bogen was commissioned as a reserve officer in the Army and assigned the command of a [CCC](/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps "Civilian Conservation Corps") division in [Louisiana](/wiki/Louisiana "Louisiana"). After the [Nazi](/wiki/Nazi "Nazi") invasion of [Poland](/wiki/Poland "Poland"), Bogen requested his reserve commission to be activated. Upon activation, he was assigned to the [2nd Armored Division](/wiki/U.S._2nd_Armored_Division "U.S. 2nd Armored Division") as an assistant to then Colonel [George S. Patton](/wiki/George_S._Patton "George S. Patton") at [Fort Benning](/wiki/Fort_Benning "Fort Benning"), Georgia.

He served in World War II in the [6th Armored Division](/wiki/6th_Armored_Division "6th Armored Division"), first as a tank commander, then as a scout, and finally as the Assistant G\-3, I\&E, where he co\-authored the official unit history. He saw combat from Normandy, Brittany, North France, the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and across Germany. He was among early American Army soldiers to meet up with the Russians near Mittweida, Germany along the [Zschopau River](/wiki/Zschopau_River "Zschopau River") on May 8, 1945\.

### Graduate education

After World War II, he left active duty and became an Army reserve lieutenant colonel. During this time, he pursued a doctorate in Speech Communications at [Ohio State University](/wiki/Ohio_State_University "Ohio State University") with research in the nascent fields of educational radio and television. As he neared completion of his degree, the growing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union led to the Army re\-activating him.

When he returned from his tour of duty, he was disappointed to find that his faculty adviser at Ohio State had published his dissertation as his own work. He decided not to start over so he did not get his doctorate.

### Korean War

From 1951 to 1954, during the [Korean War](/wiki/Korean_War "Korean War"), he was an instructor at the [Command and General Staff College](/wiki/Command_and_General_Staff_College "Command and General Staff College") at [Fort Leavenworth](/wiki/Fort_Leavenworth "Fort Leavenworth"), Kansas where he revamped the curriculum, introduced modern pedagogical techniques, better training of instructors, and helped design Bell Hall. During this time, he served on the local School Board. In June 1954, he was assigned to [Fort Richardson](/wiki/Fort_Richardson_%28Alaska%29 "Fort Richardson (Alaska)"), Alaska, as Chief of Staff to the commander of Army forces in Alaska, General [James F. Collins](/wiki/James_Francis_Collins "James Francis Collins"). In June 1957, he was assigned to [Fort Knox](/wiki/Fort_Knox "Fort Knox"), Kentucky, where he was a commanding officer of a battalion. In June 1958, he was awarded a Regular Army commission and promoted to the rank of colonel and sent to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to the [U.S. Army War College](/wiki/U.S._Army_War_College "U.S. Army War College") as a student in Strategy and Logistics. Upon graduation, he became a professor at the War College. When the [Defense Intelligence Agency](/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency "Defense Intelligence Agency") (DIA) was established in 1961, Bogen was made the Assistant to the Director. During his time at the DIA, Bogen was assigned to be the chief of security for the visit of [Nikita Khrushchev](/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev "Nikita Khrushchev") to the United States.

### Vietnam War

From 1964 to 1965, Colonel Bogen served under General [William Westmoreland](/wiki/William_Westmoreland "William Westmoreland") as the head of the [Army Concept Team in Vietnam](/wiki/Army_Concept_Team_in_Vietnam "Army Concept Team in Vietnam") and was an outspoken opponent of the [Tactical Air Command](/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command "Tactical Air Command") System Report that favored consolidating all tactical air operations under the US Air Force. During his service in Vietnam, he received the [Legion of Merit](/wiki/Legion_of_Merit "Legion of Merit") twice, a [Bronze Star](/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal "Bronze Star Medal"), and an [Air Medal](/wiki/Air_Medal "Air Medal").

### Return to War College

In 1966 after returning from Vietnam, Colonel Bogen was again a faculty member at the U.S. Army War College as the first recipient of the [Eisenhower Chair of Strategic Appraisal](/wiki/Eisenhower_Chair_of_Strategic_Appraisal "Eisenhower Chair of Strategic Appraisal") During this time, he was recognized as one of the first professional soldiers to advocate the military as nation\-builders.

### 4th Army

In 1969, Bogen was transferred to [Fort Sam Houston](/wiki/Fort_Sam_Houston "Fort Sam Houston") in [San Antonio, Texas](/wiki/San_Antonio%2C_Texas "San Antonio, Texas"), where he served as the chief of staff of the [4th Army](/wiki/Fourth_United_States_Army "Fourth United States Army"). Upon the merging of the 4th and [5th Armies](/wiki/Fifth_United_States_Army "Fifth United States Army") in 1971, he was offered a promotion to [brigadier general](/wiki/Brigadier_general_%28United_States%29 "Brigadier general (United States)") as commander of [Schofield Barracks](/wiki/Schofield_Barracks "Schofield Barracks") in Hawaii after being passed over at least four times for a promotion.


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