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The American Journey

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

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The American Journey

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

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

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

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Created with Love

  12. 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

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