Samuel Garren Hagen Jr.

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US Directory, 2008
Samuel G. Hagen, 1 Moore Cir, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 : 717-243-1404


Delaware County Times Obituary Sept 11, 2008:
Samuel G. Hagen Jr., 88,
World War II veteran
Samuel G. Hagen Jr., 88, of Carlisle, died Sept. 9 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community in Carlisle.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Samuel G. and Julia Wetzel Hagen. He was a graduate of Haverford High School.
Mr. Hagen retired after many years of service with Mutual of New York Insurance Co., where he held management positions.
Mr. Hagen was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 17th Signal Corps as a decoder. He attained the rank of master sergeant after seven years of service.
Mr. Hagen was a former member of United Church of Christ in Carlisle. He enjoyed golfing, riding his bicycle and bowling. He was a faithful and dedicated father, taking care of his daughter's special needs.
He was the brother of the late Jean Whiteman.
Survivors: Wife of 68 years, Edna M. Davis Hagen; sons, Samuel G. Hagen of Christiana [Lancaster Co., PA], Thomas G. Hagen of Glenmoore [Chester Co., PA]; daughter, Janice Marie Hagen of York; sister, Jane Craig of Weirsdale, Fla.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle.
Visitation: After 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Burial: Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle.
Contributions: Margaret E. Moul Home, 2050 Barley Road, York, PA 17408.
Condolences may be sent to www.since1853.com.


From ancestry.com:
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Samuel G Hagen Jr
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
County or City: Delaware
Enlistment Date: 15 Mar 1946
Branch: Signal Corps
Branch Code: Signal Corps
Grade: First Sergeant
Grade Code: First Sergeant
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Not Elsewhere Classified
Marital Status: Married
Height: 05
Weight: 023
[Obviously the height and weight are a bit suspect]

Samuel married Edna Marie Davis, daughter of Linford Gill Davis and Ruth Emma Lenhardt, circa 1940. (Edna Marie Davis was born on 18 Apr 1922 in Colmar, Montgomery Co., PA, died on 30 Jun 2011 in Honeybrook, Chester Co., PA and was buried on 8 Jul 2011 in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.)