World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Joseph George Bagley, Sr.
Hometown
East Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Margaret A. Wagner
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF REFRIGERATOR CARS UTILIZED EXTENSIVELY FOR TRANSPORTING COMBAT RATIONS AND OTHER PERISHABLE MILITARY PROVISIONS TO AND FROM VARIOUS POINTS OF DEBARKATION THROUGHOUT WWII. INSPIRED WIDESPREAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WAR EFFORT ON THE LOCAL HOME FRONT THROUGH ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN HOMETOWN PATRIOT RALLIES.