World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert W. Hagans
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Castle, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
SERVED IN GERMANY AND AT NORMANDY AS WAIST GUNNER ON B-17 BOMBER. PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY DURING 8TH MISSION IN SEPTEMBER, 1944. ONLY 4 CREWMEN WERE ABLE TO BAIL OUT AND SURVIVE. PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 4 FOR 8 MONTHS, THEN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WERE ON MOVE UNTIL MAY 6, 1945. SERVICE TIME: 1943-1945. RANK: STAFF SERGEANT.