Korean War
Service # | 024062 |
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Unit | 311 MAR FTR SQ 33 MAR AIR GP |
Rank | Major U.S. Marine Corps |
Date of Death | May 11 1952 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Major Hagan was awarded the Air Medal with a Gold Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Major Hagan was the pilot of a F9F-2 Panther Jet fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 311, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On May 11, 1952, while on a combat mission under cloudy conditions, his aircraft collided with an Air Force L-19 Bird Dog, lost its wing and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 8, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.