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Personal info

Full name
HAGEL, Frederick August
Date of birth
31 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
O1295541
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the Schnee Eifel area, Germany nearby the Belgium border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 29

Immediate family

Members
Ambrose J. Hagel (father)
Gertrude A. Hagel (mother)
Norbert F. Hagel (brother)
Gertrude E. Hagel (sister)
Ambrose E. Hagel (brother)

More information

1st Lt Frederick A. Hagel was employed with New York Life Insurance Company.

He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 25 February 1942.

Source of information: Danny Van der Groen, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Danny van der Groen