Ogden John Ross (April 6, 1893 – October 27, 1968) was an American politician and U.S. Army general from New York.
During World War I he fought as a first lieutenant of the 105th Infantry with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and was cited for valor during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line in September 1918.
In February 1936, he was appointed as Chairman of the New York State Flood Control Commission,[3] and remained in office until January 1941.
[6] In September 1940, he was promoted to brigadier general and succeeded Bernard W. Kearney as Commander of the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the New York National Guard.
[7] After the entry of the United States into World War II, his brigade went with the 27th Infantry Division to Hawaii and took part in several battles in the Pacific theater.