FL Legion POW MIA

Mission: POW-MIA gives you a look back at our activities for May and a peak into June in this month's newsletter. Enjoy!

Harley Davidson has these large awareness Patches available, I saw them today.

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MoMM1 Allen “Curley” Hagmann went Missing off of Biak Island when USS SC-699 was hit by Japanese Kamikaze on May 27, 1944, he was 25 years old….

Born on August 4, 1918 to Edward & Elsie Hagmann in Palmer, Nebraska, Allen Edward “Curley” Hagmann had an older brother, a younger sister, and a younger half-sister.
Their mother Elsie died in 1920, father Edward remarried in 1922, had another daughter, then was killed in a trucking accident in 1924.

Curley enlisted in the Navy, and in May 1944 was serving on the Submarine Chaser USS SC-699.
On May 27, 1944, while part of the invasion force off of southern Biak Island, they were attacked by a group of Japanese aircraft.

A Ki-45 “Nick” piloted by Major Takada was hit by AA fire and attempted to crash into SC-699, but hit the ocean some thirty feet short. However the wreckage tumbled after hitting the water and crashed amidship into the sub chaser.

Around sixteen of the crew jumped or were thrown overboard with many suffering burns. There were only two fatalities; MoMM1c Hagmann who was Missing and RM2c William Harrison who was found burned to death still manning his AA gun.

MoMM1 Allen “Curley” Hagmann is Memorialized with the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.
He also has a memorial marker at Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer, Nebraska where his mother is buried.

Thanks Tyler Godfrey for the picture restoration

Mission POW MIA will be heading back to Vietnam on June 7, 2026! This trip will include MIA family members representing active cases of US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Army missing service members. These family members include daughters, a son, nephews and a sister. Our team will also include Vietnam Veterans that served with the US Army to include a member of MACVSOG and US Marine Corps.

We will be posting our travels from Hanoi to the Central Highlands as we visit loss sites and search for mass graves. Our week at NARA helped prepare our teams for this upcoming visit. We look forward to all of our supporters following us along this journey!

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Advance the Mission!

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Today is Memorial Day — Before the cookouts, sales, and long weekend traditions, we invite you to pause with us and observe the true purpose of this day.

The American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13 will host its annual Memorial Day Service today at 11:00 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery. Please arrive by 10:45 a.m.

Together, we will honor America’s fallen, reflect on the cost of freedom, and remember those who never came home.

📍 Oakland Cemetery
838 N. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303

Open to the public. All are welcome.