George C. Hagie

George Clarence Hagie

Corporal Hagie was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

George was my dad’s brother. His birthday was Dec. 12, 1931. His mother, dad and siblings are all dead. My twin sister and I are his only close relatives. Several years ago DNA was provided from my grandmother (George’s mother) female relatives. I know Ala Montgomery was one that gave DNA.
–Submitted by his niece Laura Jan Jones

The Kingsport Times, May 7, 1951:
Cpl. George S. Hagie, Kingsport, was listed among six Tennesseans killed in action in a report issued by the Department of Defense Monday. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Hagie, Route 8, Kingsport, Cpl. Hagie had previously been reported as missing in action.

WASHINGTON –The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. George C. Hagie, 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 12, 2025.

In the winter of 1950, Hagie was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Dec. 12 after a major battle near the Jangjin (Chosin) Reservoir, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). Lacking any evidence that he was held a prisoner of war, Hagie was declared killed in action on Nov. 28, 1950.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Hagie’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.

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Rank: Corporal
Date of birth:
Date of death: 28 November 1950
County: Sullivan
Hometown: Kingsport
Service Branch: Army
Division/Assignment: 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Conflict: Korean War
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantrymans Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Burial/Memorial Location: Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
Location In Memorial: Pillar XXI, Middle Panel
Sponsored by: Laura Jan Jones

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