Veteran of World War I
Marriage
To Rachel Haua Kanoena Naluai
In 1924
Marine Engineer
Charles Ogan lost his life in the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar (located where the Columbia River, shared by Washington & Oregon, meets the Pacific Ocean).
Thirty-four men, the entire crew of the
S.S. Iowa Iowa, perished in the pre-dawn hours of January 12, 1936 when the 410-foot steel-hulled 5,724-ton steam-powered freighter was hurled upon treacherous Peacock Spit, Washington, part of the Columbia River Bar, off Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, which is recognized as one of the most dangerous and challenging navigated stretches of water in the world.
As the bad weather suddenly raged with hurricane force winds, the mountainous seas sent tons of water crashing over the superstructure. At 3:49 a.m., Captain Edgar Yates flashed an SOS, "Need help quick," which was received at the the Coast Guard station in Astoria, Oregon. The Coast Guard cutter Onondaga raced to the scene of the disaster but was unable to aid the Iowa due to the fury of the storm.
Charles Ogan of San Pedro, California, third assistant engineer on the S.S. Iowa, was among the six crew members whose bodies were recovered by 4 p.m. on January 12, 1936 either floating (2) or washed ashore (4) at Klipsan Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington. Two more were found in January and two in March, leaving twenty-four crew members lost at sea. Charles was taken to nearby Astoria, Oregon where he was identified and issued a death certificate.
Note
Columbia River Bar
Where the Columbia River meets the ocean, conditions can change from calm to life-threatening in as little as five minutes due to changes of direction of wind and ocean swell. Since 1792, approximately 2,000 large ships have sunk in and around the Columbia Bar, and because of the danger and the numerous shipwrecks the mouth of the Columbia River acquired a reputation worldwide as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Ship Disaster
Listed Among the Dead
"Charles Ogan, third assistant engineer, 2725 Carolina St, San Pedro"
One of the Few Bodies Recovered
The New York Times, January 13, 1936
from Associated Press 12 Jan 1936
World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917
Name: Charles Ogan
Home Address: Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii
Birthplace: Wailuku, Hawaii
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1895; age 21
Tall, slender, light brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation: Oiler on Steamer, Federal Shipping Board, Steamer Kratka, Mare Island
Marital Status: single
Dependents: Grandmother
Draft Board: Dist 1, Solano Co., CA
Birthplace
1. Kīpahulu, a community in the Hāna district of Maui, Hawaiʻi. It is a sustainable farm community located in a remote area in the southeast part of Maui. (per 1934 engineer license)
2. Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii (per 1917 WWI Draft Reg.)
3. Conflict: These two locations are 2 hours apart on opposite sides of the island.
Note
Biological father: Patrick McClain.
Mother did not marry Mr. Clain (per family).
Census
1900 Census, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory
Charles* Organ, head, 60, Dec 1839, married 25 yrs, b. Spain, Cook
-Kinolaulani Organ, wife, 44, Jul 1855, 3 children born, 0 living, b. Hawaii
-Kaloke* Organ, grandson, 8, Oct 1891, b. Hawaii
-Mileka Organ, granddau, 6, Mar 1894, b. Hawaii
1920 Census, SS Point Bonita, 508 California, San Franciso, San Francisco
-Chas* Ogan, seaman, 23, b. Hawaii, Deck Engineer Steamship
1930 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 207 North Cabrillo
-Charles* Ogan 34, married age 29, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii, Marine Engineer freighter, Veteran WW
-Rachel Ogan, 23, married age 18, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii
-Carlos Ogan, son, 3yr 1mo, b. Hawaii
-Rachel Ogan, dau, 2yr 11mo, b. Hawaii
-Lei Ogan, dau, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
1928 City Directory
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 3104 Carolina, San Pedro
Occupation: Laborer
1930 City Directory
(also 1932, 1934)
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 207 N Cabrillo av, San Pedro
Occupation: Machinist
1937 Census
San Pedro, California
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 886 W 7th San Pedro
1956 City Directory
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 411 S Grand, San Pedro
Name: Bill Ogan, 411 S Grand
Name: Carlos P (Alice) Ogan
Occupation: Seaman
Address: 420 S Cabrillo Ave, San Pedro
Oregon, Death Index
Name: Charles Ogan
Death: 12 Jan 1936 Clatsop Co.
Spouse: Rachel
Certificate: 11
(Died at sea; remains recovered in Washington and sent to nearby Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon for identification & death certificate)
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Marriage
To Rachel Haua Kanoena Naluai
In 1924
Marine Engineer
Charles Ogan lost his life in the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar (located where the Columbia River, shared by Washington & Oregon, meets the Pacific Ocean).
Thirty-four men, the entire crew of the
S.S. Iowa Iowa, perished in the pre-dawn hours of January 12, 1936 when the 410-foot steel-hulled 5,724-ton steam-powered freighter was hurled upon treacherous Peacock Spit, Washington, part of the Columbia River Bar, off Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, which is recognized as one of the most dangerous and challenging navigated stretches of water in the world.
As the bad weather suddenly raged with hurricane force winds, the mountainous seas sent tons of water crashing over the superstructure. At 3:49 a.m., Captain Edgar Yates flashed an SOS, "Need help quick," which was received at the the Coast Guard station in Astoria, Oregon. The Coast Guard cutter Onondaga raced to the scene of the disaster but was unable to aid the Iowa due to the fury of the storm.
Charles Ogan of San Pedro, California, third assistant engineer on the S.S. Iowa, was among the six crew members whose bodies were recovered by 4 p.m. on January 12, 1936 either floating (2) or washed ashore (4) at Klipsan Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington. Two more were found in January and two in March, leaving twenty-four crew members lost at sea. Charles was taken to nearby Astoria, Oregon where he was identified and issued a death certificate.
Note
Columbia River Bar
Where the Columbia River meets the ocean, conditions can change from calm to life-threatening in as little as five minutes due to changes of direction of wind and ocean swell. Since 1792, approximately 2,000 large ships have sunk in and around the Columbia Bar, and because of the danger and the numerous shipwrecks the mouth of the Columbia River acquired a reputation worldwide as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Ship Disaster
Listed Among the Dead
"Charles Ogan, third assistant engineer, 2725 Carolina St, San Pedro"
One of the Few Bodies Recovered
The New York Times, January 13, 1936
from Associated Press 12 Jan 1936
World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917
Name: Charles Ogan
Home Address: Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii
Birthplace: Wailuku, Hawaii
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1895; age 21
Tall, slender, light brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation: Oiler on Steamer, Federal Shipping Board, Steamer Kratka, Mare Island
Marital Status: single
Dependents: Grandmother
Draft Board: Dist 1, Solano Co., CA
Birthplace
1. Kīpahulu, a community in the Hāna district of Maui, Hawaiʻi. It is a sustainable farm community located in a remote area in the southeast part of Maui. (per 1934 engineer license)
2. Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii (per 1917 WWI Draft Reg.)
3. Conflict: These two locations are 2 hours apart on opposite sides of the island.
Note
Biological father: Patrick McClain.
Mother did not marry Mr. Clain (per family).
Census
1900 Census, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory
Charles* Organ, head, 60, Dec 1839, married 25 yrs, b. Spain, Cook
-Kinolaulani Organ, wife, 44, Jul 1855, 3 children born, 0 living, b. Hawaii
-Kaloke* Organ, grandson, 8, Oct 1891, b. Hawaii
-Mileka Organ, granddau, 6, Mar 1894, b. Hawaii
1920 Census, SS Point Bonita, 508 California, San Franciso, San Francisco
-Chas* Ogan, seaman, 23, b. Hawaii, Deck Engineer Steamship
1930 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 207 North Cabrillo
-Charles* Ogan 34, married age 29, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii, Marine Engineer freighter, Veteran WW
-Rachel Ogan, 23, married age 18, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii
-Carlos Ogan, son, 3yr 1mo, b. Hawaii
-Rachel Ogan, dau, 2yr 11mo, b. Hawaii
-Lei Ogan, dau, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
1928 City Directory
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 3104 Carolina, San Pedro
Occupation: Laborer
1930 City Directory
(also 1932, 1934)
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 207 N Cabrillo av, San Pedro
Occupation: Machinist
1937 Census
San Pedro, California
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 886 W 7th San Pedro
1956 City Directory
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 411 S Grand, San Pedro
Name: Bill Ogan, 411 S Grand
Name: Carlos P (Alice) Ogan
Occupation: Seaman
Address: 420 S Cabrillo Ave, San Pedro
Oregon, Death Index
Name: Charles Ogan
Death: 12 Jan 1936 Clatsop Co.
Spouse: Rachel
Certificate: 11
(Died at sea; remains recovered in Washington and sent to nearby Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon for identification & death certificate)
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Veteran of World War I
Marriage
To Rachel Haua Kanoena Naluai
In 1924
Marine Engineer
Charles Ogan lost his life in the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar (located where the Columbia River, shared by Washington & Oregon, meets the Pacific Ocean).
Thirty-four men, the entire crew of the
S.S. Iowa Iowa, perished in the pre-dawn hours of January 12, 1936 when the 410-foot steel-hulled 5,724-ton steam-powered freighter was hurled upon treacherous Peacock Spit, Washington, part of the Columbia River Bar, off Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, which is recognized as one of the most dangerous and challenging navigated stretches of water in the world.
As the bad weather suddenly raged with hurricane force winds, the mountainous seas sent tons of water crashing over the superstructure. At 3:49 a.m., Captain Edgar Yates flashed an SOS, "Need help quick," which was received at the the Coast Guard station in Astoria, Oregon. The Coast Guard cutter Onondaga raced to the scene of the disaster but was unable to aid the Iowa due to the fury of the storm.
Charles Ogan of San Pedro, California, third assistant engineer on the S.S. Iowa, was among the six crew members whose bodies were recovered by 4 p.m. on January 12, 1936 either floating (2) or washed ashore (4) at Klipsan Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington. Two more were found in January and two in March, leaving twenty-four crew members lost at sea. Charles was taken to nearby Astoria, Oregon where he was identified and issued a death certificate.
Note
Columbia River Bar
Where the Columbia River meets the ocean, conditions can change from calm to life-threatening in as little as five minutes due to changes of direction of wind and ocean swell. Since 1792, approximately 2,000 large ships have sunk in and around the Columbia Bar, and because of the danger and the numerous shipwrecks the mouth of the Columbia River acquired a reputation worldwide as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Ship Disaster
Listed Among the Dead
"Charles Ogan, third assistant engineer, 2725 Carolina St, San Pedro"
One of the Few Bodies Recovered
The New York Times, January 13, 1936
from Associated Press 12 Jan 1936
World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917
Name: Charles Ogan
Home Address: Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii
Birthplace: Wailuku, Hawaii
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1895; age 21
Tall, slender, light brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation: Oiler on Steamer, Federal Shipping Board, Steamer Kratka, Mare Island
Marital Status: single
Dependents: Grandmother
Draft Board: Dist 1, Solano Co., CA
Birthplace
1. Kīpahulu, a community in the Hāna district of Maui, Hawaiʻi. It is a sustainable farm community located in a remote area in the southeast part of Maui. (per 1934 engineer license)
2. Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii (per 1917 WWI Draft Reg.)
3. Conflict: These two locations are 2 hours apart on opposite sides of the island.
Note
Biological father: Patrick McClain.
Mother did not marry Mr. Clain (per family).
Census
1900 Census, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory
Charles* Organ, head, 60, Dec 1839, married 25 yrs, b. Spain, Cook
-Kinolaulani Organ, wife, 44, Jul 1855, 3 children born, 0 living, b. Hawaii
-Kaloke* Organ, grandson, 8, Oct 1891, b. Hawaii
-Mileka Organ, granddau, 6, Mar 1894, b. Hawaii
1920 Census, SS Point Bonita, 508 California, San Franciso, San Francisco
-Chas* Ogan, seaman, 23, b. Hawaii, Deck Engineer Steamship
1930 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 207 North Cabrillo
-Charles* Ogan 34, married age 29, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii, Marine Engineer freighter, Veteran WW
-Rachel Ogan, 23, married age 18, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii
-Carlos Ogan, son, 3yr 1mo, b. Hawaii
-Rachel Ogan, dau, 2yr 11mo, b. Hawaii
-Lei Ogan, dau, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
1928 City Directory
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 3104 Carolina, San Pedro
Occupation: Laborer
1930 City Directory
(also 1932, 1934)
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 207 N Cabrillo av, San Pedro
Occupation: Machinist
1937 Census
San Pedro, California
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 886 W 7th San Pedro
1956 City Directory
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 411 S Grand, San Pedro
Name: Bill Ogan, 411 S Grand
Name: Carlos P (Alice) Ogan
Occupation: Seaman
Address: 420 S Cabrillo Ave, San Pedro
Oregon, Death Index
Name: Charles Ogan
Death: 12 Jan 1936 Clatsop Co.
Spouse: Rachel
Certificate: 11
(Died at sea; remains recovered in Washington and sent to nearby Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon for identification & death certificate)
Recommended Viewing
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Marriage
To Rachel Haua Kanoena Naluai
In 1924
Marine Engineer
Charles Ogan lost his life in the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar (located where the Columbia River, shared by Washington & Oregon, meets the Pacific Ocean).
Thirty-four men, the entire crew of the
S.S. Iowa Iowa, perished in the pre-dawn hours of January 12, 1936 when the 410-foot steel-hulled 5,724-ton steam-powered freighter was hurled upon treacherous Peacock Spit, Washington, part of the Columbia River Bar, off Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, which is recognized as one of the most dangerous and challenging navigated stretches of water in the world.
As the bad weather suddenly raged with hurricane force winds, the mountainous seas sent tons of water crashing over the superstructure. At 3:49 a.m., Captain Edgar Yates flashed an SOS, "Need help quick," which was received at the the Coast Guard station in Astoria, Oregon. The Coast Guard cutter Onondaga raced to the scene of the disaster but was unable to aid the Iowa due to the fury of the storm.
Charles Ogan of San Pedro, California, third assistant engineer on the S.S. Iowa, was among the six crew members whose bodies were recovered by 4 p.m. on January 12, 1936 either floating (2) or washed ashore (4) at Klipsan Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington. Two more were found in January and two in March, leaving twenty-four crew members lost at sea. Charles was taken to nearby Astoria, Oregon where he was identified and issued a death certificate.
Note
Columbia River Bar
Where the Columbia River meets the ocean, conditions can change from calm to life-threatening in as little as five minutes due to changes of direction of wind and ocean swell. Since 1792, approximately 2,000 large ships have sunk in and around the Columbia Bar, and because of the danger and the numerous shipwrecks the mouth of the Columbia River acquired a reputation worldwide as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Ship Disaster
Listed Among the Dead
"Charles Ogan, third assistant engineer, 2725 Carolina St, San Pedro"
One of the Few Bodies Recovered
The New York Times, January 13, 1936
from Associated Press 12 Jan 1936
World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917
Name: Charles Ogan
Home Address: Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii
Birthplace: Wailuku, Hawaii
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1895; age 21
Tall, slender, light brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation: Oiler on Steamer, Federal Shipping Board, Steamer Kratka, Mare Island
Marital Status: single
Dependents: Grandmother
Draft Board: Dist 1, Solano Co., CA
Birthplace
1. Kīpahulu, a community in the Hāna district of Maui, Hawaiʻi. It is a sustainable farm community located in a remote area in the southeast part of Maui. (per 1934 engineer license)
2. Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii (per 1917 WWI Draft Reg.)
3. Conflict: These two locations are 2 hours apart on opposite sides of the island.
Note
Biological father: Patrick McClain.
Mother did not marry Mr. Clain (per family).
Census
1900 Census, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory
Charles* Organ, head, 60, Dec 1839, married 25 yrs, b. Spain, Cook
-Kinolaulani Organ, wife, 44, Jul 1855, 3 children born, 0 living, b. Hawaii
-Kaloke* Organ, grandson, 8, Oct 1891, b. Hawaii
-Mileka Organ, granddau, 6, Mar 1894, b. Hawaii
1920 Census, SS Point Bonita, 508 California, San Franciso, San Francisco
-Chas* Ogan, seaman, 23, b. Hawaii, Deck Engineer Steamship
1930 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 207 North Cabrillo
-Charles* Ogan 34, married age 29, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii, Marine Engineer freighter, Veteran WW
-Rachel Ogan, 23, married age 18, b. Hawaii, parents Hawaii
-Carlos Ogan, son, 3yr 1mo, b. Hawaii
-Rachel Ogan, dau, 2yr 11mo, b. Hawaii
-Lei Ogan, dau, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
1928 City Directory
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 3104 Carolina, San Pedro
Occupation: Laborer
1930 City Directory
(also 1932, 1934)
San Pedro, California
Name: Charles (Rachel) Ogan
Address: 207 N Cabrillo av, San Pedro
Occupation: Machinist
1937 Census
San Pedro, California
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 886 W 7th San Pedro
1956 City Directory
Name: Rachel Ogan (widow of Charles)
Address: 411 S Grand, San Pedro
Name: Bill Ogan, 411 S Grand
Name: Carlos P (Alice) Ogan
Occupation: Seaman
Address: 420 S Cabrillo Ave, San Pedro
Oregon, Death Index
Name: Charles Ogan
Death: 12 Jan 1936 Clatsop Co.
Spouse: Rachel
Certificate: 11
(Died at sea; remains recovered in Washington and sent to nearby Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon for identification & death certificate)
Recommended Viewing
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