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Personal info

Full name
HAGER, Clarence Willius Jr
Date of birth
30 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37604944
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
701st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Boslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Clarence W. Hager (father)
Grace A. (Tullis) Hager (mother)
Edward E. Hager (brother)
Willis G. Hager (brother)
Francis E. Hager (brother)
Gladys L. Hager (sister)
Lester K. Hager (brother)
Helen G. Hager (sister)
Mary E. Hager (sister)
Melba Hager (sister)
Geraldine Hager (sister)
Harold Hager (brother)
Shirley Hager (sister)
Robert Hager (brother)

More information

T/5 Clarence W. Hager Jr. enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 27 February 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: André Koch, www.newspapers.com - St Louis Post Dispatch - 15 and 16 March 1945, Dana Scheiter (niece) courtesy of Dave Cavner