Donald F. Hagen
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| Born | January 2, 1938 Ambrose, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1951–1995 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Surgeon General of the United States Navy |
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Donald Floyd Hagen (born January 2, 1938) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Surgeon General of the United States Navy from 1991 to 1995. Hagen was commissioned in 1951 as an ensign[1] and retired on June 29, 1995 as a vice admiral.[2]
Hagen studied at Concordia College and then received his medical degree from Northwestern University.[3]
Hagen joined the Navy in 1964. He then served in Vietnam as a battalion surgeon with the Marines, aboard the hospital ship USS Repose, and as a surgeon in the Mekong Delta.[4] Hagen was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat surgeon.[3] Following a series of shore assignments at naval hospitals, he became Commander of the National Naval Medical Center.[5]
After his retirement from active service, Hagen served as executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer of the
References
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 263. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Naval Service Medical News". U.S. Navy. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ a b c d "Donald F. Hagen, M.D. to Retire as Leader of KU Medical Center". KU Medical Center. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ Sobocinski, André B. (October 6, 2011). "VADM Donald F. Hagen, Surgeon General (1991-1995)". Tranquillity, Solace & Mercy. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "PastLeadership". www.med.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20.
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