World War II Honoree

Arnold E. Hager

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Farmington, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Arnold E. Hager

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS ON A SUICIDE MISSION WITH THE 158TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, SPECIAL JUNGLE FIGHTERS, AT PORT LEGASPI IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES. CAPTURED THE LAST AIR FIELD THAT JAPAN HAD IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. tHE FIRST TO GO INTO JAPAN AFTER THE PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED.