Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Reading, Massachusetts
Honored By
Walter Earley
Relationship
Classmate
BERNIE HAGAN JOINED THE NAVY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. AS A STOREKEEPER 3RD CLASS, SERVED ABOARD THE USS AMSTERDAM, A LIGHT CRUISER IN ADMIRAL BULL HALSEY'S THIRD FLEET, OPERATING AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES IN PACIFIC WATERS.