Pagels, Edward A.

Cathy Moran Hajo

Brigadier General

Legion of Merit

Army Commendation Ribbon

Bronze Star (Marine Corps)

Cloud and Banner (from the Chinese National Government)

He served for more than 22 years in the Army Field Artillery, with six years of active service duty in World War II. Pagels service in North Africa, India, Burma and China. While in India he was a member of General Joseph Stillwell's staff, and in Burma, one of Merrill's Marauders. He was assigned a special intelligence mission in China, serving as chief of Psychological Warfare for the China Theatre.

Since 1948, he served in the 78th Jersey Lightning Infantry Division of the Army Reserves, under H. Norman Swartzkopf, In 1946 he was promoted to Brigadier General and Commander of the Division Artillery.

Edward Pagels was a career military officer, taking officer training at Ohio State University. After his military career, he opened an engineering firm in New York City. He was a member of the Mahwah School Board, The Ramapo Reformed Church, and the Masons and Shriners.

He married Alma __. They had four children.

Edward Pagels Is Promoted to General, unknown newspaper, May 30, 1956 (Mahwah Veterans Collection)

1) Mahwah Veterans Collection, Mahwah Museum