| Name |
Hagen, Samuel |
| Birth |
17 May 1918 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
HAGE.S003 |
| _FGRAVE |
21705371 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Battery 'A', 428th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on August 20, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Medium Artillery Gun Crewman. Departed the Continental U.S. in February, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Battery 'A', 428th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. By war's end based at Burauen, Leyte, Philippine Islands. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on February 22, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2155163
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Hagen, Samuel (1918-1969)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Hagen, Samuel (1918-1969)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Burauen, Leyte, Philippines
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
20 Mar 1969 [1] |
| Burial |
Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Hagen, Samuel
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| Person ID |
I26721 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2023 |
English
1918 - 1969 (50 years)
