World War II Honoree

Harry V. Hagstad

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

G. Holcomb

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943 AND DID SPECIALIZED TRAINING AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN WACO, TEXAS. LATER ASSIGNED TO THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE BRONZE STAR, A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE FOURRAGERE UNIT CITATION FROM BELGIUM AND THE LEGION OF HONOR FROM FRANCE.