By Sarah Bibbey Term 3 History 3/27/2012 The American Journey By Sarah Bibbey Term 3 History 3/27/2012

Arthur J. Hagan June 20, 1918 - August 4, 1992 Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts Died at age 74

Education/ Skills Attended & Graduated Chelsea High School Class of 1936 Worked as a machinist at the General Electric (GE) in Lynn MA.

Interests Loved animals Very mechanically inclined Very active: liked swimming, fishing Worked hard at the family restaurant

Enlisting Enlisted in the U.S. Army 1940 at the age of 23 Was in the 45th Division for the US Army Stationed in Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts Trained in amphibious assault techniques

Services Was part of D-Day His tour included Normandy, Germany, and the United Kingdom The thing he hated most was seeing the suffering of the Jewish people

Honors in Service Served for 4 years, returning at the end of the war Bronze Star A Bronze star is awarded for extreme bravery,

Coming Home After serving 4 years in the army, he went back to school to become a plumber Got married People who knew him before the war said he changed when he came home: • his hands shook after the war •He didn’t like big crowds •He was very quits

Building A Life Married Margaret Menkello in 1946 Raised his family in Wakefield and in Reading Had 3 Daughters • Donna •Marianne •Nancy Family Dog Rex (named after a Military dog) Worked at Charles River Breeding Labs in Wilmington, MA

Memories Of A Long Life “ Family was everything to him” Married for 47 years Died at the age of 74 Left 8 grandchildren Left 15 great-grandchildren

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Sources Ancestry. Com Reading, Ma Cemetery I Will Remember You written by Sarah McLachlan, Seamus Egan, Dave Merenda Cheryl Millard Donna Tucker (Hagan) Lisa Bibbey (Tucker) Ms. Wells Google Images The Great Life of Arthur J. Hagan