Calvin F Hoagland
MilitaryStanding L to R are:
2nd Lt. Harry L. Cotter
1st Lt. William K. Bowler
2nd Lt. Bruno A. Manno
Kneeling from L to R are:
T/Sgt. Denton E. Walthall
T/Sgt. Matthew Bejma
S/Sgt. Willis D. Condren
S/Sgt. Calvin Hoagland
S/Sgt. Roy T. Patterson
S/Sgt. Fred C. Kerr
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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, βThe 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.β
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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nampa, Idaho | 2 November 1921 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html