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Forrest C. Pogue
Pogue in 1960
Born
Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr.

(1912-09-17)September 17, 1912
Eddyville, Kentucky
DiedOctober 6, 1996(1996-10-06) (aged 84)
Murray, Kentucky
OccupationMilitary historian
Years active1933–86
SpouseChristine Brown Pogue
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1942–45
RankMaster Sergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II
  • Invasion of Normandy
  • Liberation of Paris
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Operation Lumberjack
  • Elbe Day
Awards
  • Bronze Star
  • Croix de Guerre

Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr. (September 17, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an official United States Army historian during World War II. He was a proponent of oral history techniques, and collected many oral histories from the war under the direction of chief Army historian S. L. A. Marshall. Forrest Pogue was for many years the Executive Director of the George C. Marshall Foundation as well as Director of the Marshall Library located on the campus of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.

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