World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Francis Louis Fagan
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Janesville, Wisconsin
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
A 1941 PHI BETA KAPPA GRADUATE OF BELOIT COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN, HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 27 FEBRUARY 1945, WHILE LEADING A PLATOON OF SOLDIERS IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS WITH GOLD STAR, AND THE PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY. HE IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE HONOLULU MEMORIAL LOCATED WITHIN THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, HAWAII.