Elmer I. Hagloch (Missoula 1952)
Posted: July 06, 2024
Elmer, 92, died July 6, 2023, in Harrisville, Utah. He was born May 5, 1931, in Northmark, Alberta, Canada. In 1947, Elmer graduated from Dover H.S. in Dover, Ohio, and then from Agricultural College of Utah in 1954. He enlisted in the USAF after graduation.
Elmer was a USAF Command Pilot and Senior Missile Officer and software engineer for the space shuttle programs at Thiokol Corporation. Elmer served 12 years in the Strategic Air Command flying the B-47 for seven years. Command pilots are those who have flown for 15 years and have logged at least 3,000 hours. During the Vietnam War, he flew 342 combat missions and terminated his USAF career over dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war. Elmer jumped at Missoula during the 1952 season.
