Cal was born to John Hoagland and Francis Lowe Hoagland on Nov. 2, 1921, in Nampa, Idaho. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School and worked as a ranch hand until he joined the Army Air Corps.



He fought in WWII as a Waist Gunner where he completed 25 successful combat missions over Nazi Europe. In a letter from Major General Doolittle, he stated, “The courage, coolness, and skill displayed by Sergeant Hoagland on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.”



Among his awards received were the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.



After returning home, Cal married Edna Marie Lish and they had four children. He worked as an Iron Worker for many years and helped build numerous impressive overpasses, prominent buildings and the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon.



Cal had a love and passion for horses and was an accomplished horseman. In addition, Cal enjoyed gardening, hunting and knife making. He always had a song on his lips and an old cowboy poem to quote. He never had a bad thing to say about anyone and lived every day to its fullest.



Cal was a wonderful and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle.