Mogens F. Hallgren Papers

Collection

Identifier: TMD384

Staff Only

Content Description

Collection contains photographs by and of Hallgren during World War II. Hallgren and some place names are identified, including Homestake Lake, Cooper Hill, and Camp Hale, Colorado.

Dates

circa 1943-1945, 2016

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The imply Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Mogens Frederick Hallgren was born on December 9, 1920 to Carl and Frida Hallgren on Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. His family immigrated to the United States when he was a toddler and he grew up in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Following graduation from high school, Hallgren worked with his father at Boyen Lighterage and became the youngest barge captain in New York Harbor.

When World War II broke out, he was not able to join the Navy as he wished as he was not yet an American citizen. Instead, he asked to join the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado. After training at Camp Hale and Camp Swift, Texas, he deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Italy, where he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal. Hallgren attained the rank of Technician 5th Grade in the 85th Infantry Regiment, Company C.

Following the war, Hallgren worked as a city policeman, a New Jersey state trooper, a real estate investor, and he also owned a small store in Hanover, New Hampshire. In 1987, Hallgren met and married Joeanne Schoolfield. Hallgren died on January 21, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.