Hauge was inducted into the Marine Corps Reserve on April 23, 1943, and completed light machine gun school at Camp Elliott, California before serving with the 1st Marine Division at New Caledonia and New Guinea.
On April 23, 1943, Hauge was inducted into the Marine Corps Reserve and completed light machine gun school at Camp Elliott, California. He then served with the 1st Marine Division in New Caledonia and New Guinea.