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Marine Capt Harold Hagans (Harry).
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Contact Info
Home Town Fort Wayne
Last Address Bastrop, TX
Date of Passing May 13, 1954
Location of Interment Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Ft Wayne, Indiana
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Last Known Activity:
Captain Harold (Harry) F. Hagans: Enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 1942. After boot camp in San Diego, Calif., he applied for Aviation Machinist Mate School and graduated in May 1943. On January 1944 he entered Navy Pre-Flight School at Natchitoches, Louisiana. Sergeant Hagans received his Wings at Corpus Christi, Texas on September 19, 1945. On January 8, 1946, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served as a forward Air Controller with the 1st Marine Division in Korea from March to September 1951. From December 1951 to September 1952, he trained for jet airplanes with VMF 232, MAG 15, El Toro, Calif. He served with VMF 311, MAG 33, 1st MAW in Korea from February to July 1953 and with MAG 33, 1st MAW, Korea from August to December 1953.
Other Comments:
Captain Hagans died on May 13, 1954, while participating in a special assignment to promote compatibility between the services at the 27 Strategic Fighter Wing, Bergstom AFB, Texas. The day before his death, Captain Hagans asked the base chaplain to his house and led his family in a service praising God.
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Korean Presidential Unit Citation - 1953
Name of Award Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Year Awarded 1953
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