EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Share #1 Posted October 7, 2016 Edward Gillette Hagen was born in Hoboken, NJ in 1893. He was a Naval Academy graduate, Class of 1917. He served with the Marine Corps almost 30 years. Thanks to Mark, I finally got his service record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted October 7, 2016 Naval Academy Class of 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted October 7, 2016 Hagen at the Naval Academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted October 7, 2016 Upon graduation he received his commission, and assigned to the USA Arkansas. After a time at Fort Crockett, Texas he was sent to France with the 11th Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted October 7, 2016 More details to come. Thank you for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted October 7, 2016 From 1919-1940, Edward served in Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. He was also sent to China to study the Chinese language, eventually becoming an attaché to the Chinese Legation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted October 7, 2016 EGA's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted October 7, 2016 Name in the uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsman_1941 Posted October 8, 2016 Share #9 Posted October 8, 2016 That's a great find! Are you going to restore his ribbon rack how it looked during WWII or leave it as they look right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted October 8, 2016 I'm going to leave the ribbons as is. I'll post his Guadalcanal service tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted October 9, 2016 Lt. Col. Hagen served with the 11th Marines during the Guadalcanal campaign. Due to heavy shelling, he was evacuated late 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #12 Posted October 9, 2016 Command Staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #13 Posted October 9, 2016 Letter to his wife, letting her know of his evacuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted October 9, 2016 Retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsman_1941 Posted October 9, 2016 Share #15 Posted October 9, 2016 Great to see some new information! I found he was CO of 2/11 on Guadalcanal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #16 Posted October 9, 2016 I knew you would appreciate this post. You're pretty sharp when it comes to the 1st Marine Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #17 Posted October 9, 2016 Awards list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted September 8, 2019 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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