Richard Albert Hagen

  General Notes:

Clippings from the Reading Eagle, October 24, 1941
Berks County Soldiers Depart for Training. New Cumberland Reception Center
Eighty-three U. S. Army selectees from Reading and Berks county have been assigned to permanent post from the New Cumberland Reception Center as announced by Lieut. Col. Joseph A. Sheridan, commanding officer of the center. Seventy-four of the recently inducted selectees were sent to the Signal Corps Replacement Training Center at Fort Monmouth, N.J. Men from Reading who were in the contingent thus assigned were: Richard A. Hagen, 823 Thorn St. (with 82 others)


U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Richard A Hagen
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
County or City: Berks
Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1941
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: New Cumberland
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 117
The 1943-1944 Reading, Pennsylvania City Directory lists Hagen Richd A sergt USA r823 Thorn (his parent's home)


The 1945-1947 Reading, Pennsylvania City Directory lists Hagen Richd (Eva) ship clrk Revoe & Raynolds Co Inc h821 Walnut
also listed is Hagen Eva H clk Am Casulty Co r821 Walnut


Reading Eagle, October 29; 2003, page 16

Obituary for Richard A. Hagen:

Richard A. Hagen, 86, of Holly Drive, Exeter Township, formerly of Birch Street, died Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since Sept. 25.

He was the husband of Eva A. (Haas) Hagen.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Harriet (Harper) Hagen.

Hagen was employed for seven years as store manager by Devoe Department Store, Reading, and was employed for 12 years as paint department manager for Glidden Co., Reading, at Pomeroy's Department Store, Reading. He was last employed for 25 years as a paint salesman by the Dries Paint and Hardware Store, Reading, retiring in 1986.

He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II.

Hagen is also survived by daughter, Maureen E. Hagen, at home.

Other survivors include three sisters: Mary (Hagen) Fries, in Virginia; and Jean (Hagen) Falinski and Kathleen (Hagen) Lichtenwalner, both of Reading.

Entombment will be private in Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Reiffon. Bean Funeral Homes Inc., Exeter Township, is in charge of arrangements.

This obituary was sent by the:
Reading Public Library
100 South Fifth Street
Reading, Pa. 196002
(www.reading.lib.pa.us)

Richard married Eva A. Haas, daughter of John Henry Haas Sr. and Amelia Henrietta Schmitt, circa 1946. (Eva A. Haas was born on 14 Sep 1918 in New Orleans, Louisana, died on 26 May 2013 in Reading, Berks Co., PA and was buried in Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Reiffton, Berks Co., PA.)