The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 15, 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, Sig. R.C., who gave his life in France on October first, was born in Plattsburgh, May 12, 1892.
At the age of four, he started school at the Normal and went through ubtil he completed the course of the Normal High School. For a year ho took post graduate work at the Plattsburgh High School and at seventeen entered Union, having won the Armstrong Scholarship of Clinton County.
In 1914, he graduated from Union with the degree of B.A., valedictorian of his class, having won the Blatchford prize for these and oratory and the Pullman prize for scholarship. One of his professors said that Luther Hagar was one of the brightest boys they had ever had in college. The following year he was one of the instructors at Union and at the same time took a post graduate course in electrical engineering, receiving his degree.
He then accepted a position with Western Electric Company i New York City and was entrusted with the trying out of several of their inventions.
In the summer of 1916, he took the July course at the Plattsburgh Training Camp and when war was declared the following April, received the commission of First Lieutenant. From then on he received intensive training in the Signal Corps at Little Silver and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was instructor at Camp,Dix, N.J., with the commission of Captain, until he left for overseas on Jun 1st. Since August he had been in the fight, acting Major of the 303rd Field Signal Battalion, 78th Division, and would doubtless have received his promotion.
Luther Hagar had friends where ever he went. He was always so cheerful, kind and generous to a fault. It is with sad hearts that we accept the will of the Almighty. He died as he had lived always for others.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 8 , 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, had died in France on October 1 of pneumonia, probably following an attack of influenza.
Captain Luther A. Hagar, Sig. R.C., who gave his life in France on October first, was born in Plattsburgh, May 12, 1892.
At the age of four, he started school at the Normal and went through ubtil he completed the course of the Normal High School. For a year ho took post graduate work at the Plattsburgh High School and at seventeen entered Union, having won the Armstrong Scholarship of Clinton County.
In 1914, he graduated from Union with the degree of B.A., valedictorian of his class, having won the Blatchford prize for these and oratory and the Pullman prize for scholarship. One of his professors said that Luther Hagar was one of the brightest boys they had ever had in college. The following year he was one of the instructors at Union and at the same time took a post graduate course in electrical engineering, receiving his degree.
He then accepted a position with Western Electric Company i New York City and was entrusted with the trying out of several of their inventions.
In the summer of 1916, he took the July course at the Plattsburgh Training Camp and when war was declared the following April, received the commission of First Lieutenant. From then on he received intensive training in the Signal Corps at Little Silver and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was instructor at Camp,Dix, N.J., with the commission of Captain, until he left for overseas on Jun 1st. Since August he had been in the fight, acting Major of the 303rd Field Signal Battalion, 78th Division, and would doubtless have received his promotion.
Luther Hagar had friends where ever he went. He was always so cheerful, kind and generous to a fault. It is with sad hearts that we accept the will of the Almighty. He died as he had lived always for others.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 8 , 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, had died in France on October 1 of pneumonia, probably following an attack of influenza.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 15, 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, Sig. R.C., who gave his life in France on October first, was born in Plattsburgh, May 12, 1892.
At the age of four, he started school at the Normal and went through ubtil he completed the course of the Normal High School. For a year ho took post graduate work at the Plattsburgh High School and at seventeen entered Union, having won the Armstrong Scholarship of Clinton County.
In 1914, he graduated from Union with the degree of B.A., valedictorian of his class, having won the Blatchford prize for these and oratory and the Pullman prize for scholarship. One of his professors said that Luther Hagar was one of the brightest boys they had ever had in college. The following year he was one of the instructors at Union and at the same time took a post graduate course in electrical engineering, receiving his degree.
He then accepted a position with Western Electric Company i New York City and was entrusted with the trying out of several of their inventions.
In the summer of 1916, he took the July course at the Plattsburgh Training Camp and when war was declared the following April, received the commission of First Lieutenant. From then on he received intensive training in the Signal Corps at Little Silver and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was instructor at Camp,Dix, N.J., with the commission of Captain, until he left for overseas on Jun 1st. Since August he had been in the fight, acting Major of the 303rd Field Signal Battalion, 78th Division, and would doubtless have received his promotion.
Luther Hagar had friends where ever he went. He was always so cheerful, kind and generous to a fault. It is with sad hearts that we accept the will of the Almighty. He died as he had lived always for others.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 8 , 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, had died in France on October 1 of pneumonia, probably following an attack of influenza.
Captain Luther A. Hagar, Sig. R.C., who gave his life in France on October first, was born in Plattsburgh, May 12, 1892.
At the age of four, he started school at the Normal and went through ubtil he completed the course of the Normal High School. For a year ho took post graduate work at the Plattsburgh High School and at seventeen entered Union, having won the Armstrong Scholarship of Clinton County.
In 1914, he graduated from Union with the degree of B.A., valedictorian of his class, having won the Blatchford prize for these and oratory and the Pullman prize for scholarship. One of his professors said that Luther Hagar was one of the brightest boys they had ever had in college. The following year he was one of the instructors at Union and at the same time took a post graduate course in electrical engineering, receiving his degree.
He then accepted a position with Western Electric Company i New York City and was entrusted with the trying out of several of their inventions.
In the summer of 1916, he took the July course at the Plattsburgh Training Camp and when war was declared the following April, received the commission of First Lieutenant. From then on he received intensive training in the Signal Corps at Little Silver and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was instructor at Camp,Dix, N.J., with the commission of Captain, until he left for overseas on Jun 1st. Since August he had been in the fight, acting Major of the 303rd Field Signal Battalion, 78th Division, and would doubtless have received his promotion.
Luther Hagar had friends where ever he went. He was always so cheerful, kind and generous to a fault. It is with sad hearts that we accept the will of the Almighty. He died as he had lived always for others.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel November 8 , 1918
Captain Luther A. Hagar, had died in France on October 1 of pneumonia, probably following an attack of influenza.
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