[NU Sports] Northwestern alumnus in World War II

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In the October, 2009 edition of Naval History
published by the Naval Instute (www,usni.org) there is a great article about a
Northwestern alumnus, Robert Hagan, who commanded a destroyer at the battle of
Samar and helped to block Japanese battleships from attacking US forces at the Leyte
landings.

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In the October, 2009 edition of Naval History
published by the Naval Instute (www,usni.org) there is a great article about a
Northwestern alumnus, Robert Hagan, who commanded a destroyer at the battle of
Samar and blocked Japanese battleships from attacking US forces at the Leyte
landings.