World War II Honoree

William Harry Hagan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bardstown, Kentucky

Honored By

Ms. Anne Louise Hagan

Relationship

Wife

1943, DRAFTED AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. SENT TO CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. TRAINED FOR 18 MONTHS AS INSTRUMENT CORPORAL OF THE SECOND MORTAR PLATOON, COMPANY D, 272ND INFANTRY REGIMENT. NOVEMBER 14, 1943, EMBARKED FOR ENGLAND. WHEN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE BEGAN, THE FIGHTING 69TH DIVISION CROSSED THE CHANNEL AND SPEARHEADED THE DRIVE ACROSS GERMANY TO THE ELBE RIVER, JOINING RANKS WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY AT TARGET. DURING EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.