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Lt William M Agnew 350FS, 353FG and latterly 338FS, 55FG. 8AF USAAF.
Lt William M Agnew of the 353d Fighter Group is presented the Air Medal by Colonel Rimerman somewhere In England, 30 December 1944.
Bill as fighter pilot - portrait circa 1944. Lt William M Agnew.
Published in Albuquerque newspaper with following caption: "AGNEW, TOO--Lt. William M Agnew Jr., 115 Se. Hermosa, second from right, is taking an active part in the terrific air offensive against the Reich. Agnew is shown here with fellow Mustang pilots of the 8th AAF after escorting a huge fleet of heavies against an oil plant at Bohlen. the mutual congratulations are for the five German fighters knocked out of the sky by the American airmen on the trip." L-R 2nd Lt Roland J Lanoue, Major Walker L Boone, Lt Louis W Lee, Lt Agnew and Lt Col William B Bailey.
Lt William M Agnew Jr.
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 70+ combat missions. Credited 1 probable. Killed in Mid Air Collision in P-51 44-15598 2 miles SW Kaufbuern/ R-70. 5-Aug-45. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), PH.
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical...
Group
The 55th Fighter Group were the first P-38 Lightning Group to go fully operational from England. The pilots flew long-range escort missions for bombers flying over occupied Europe and racked up 'kills' of their own by destroying enemy aircraft in...
Squadron
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
Military site : airfield
Wormingford was a Royal Flying Corps/RAF anti-Zeppelin aircraft Landing Ground First World War, rebuilt for the Eighth Air Force 1942-43. It was a Ninth Air Force base from 1943-44, and home to the 362nd Fighter Group. Switching back to the Eighth Air...
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| Born | El Dorado, KS 67042, USA | 11 August 1923 |
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Son of William Maynard and Sara Esther [Weide] Agnew. |
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| Lived in | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1940 |
| Assigned | Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 29 October 1944 – 9 July 1945 |
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Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 10 January 1945 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| E/A Probable | Germany | 2 March 1945 |
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Me109 probable 2-Mar-45. |
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| Transferred | Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK | 9 July 1945 – 5 August 1945 |
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Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Kaufbeuren, Germany | 5 August 1945 |
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Killed in Mid Air Collision in P-51D 44-15598 2 miles SW Kaufbuern/ R-70. 5-Aug-45. KIA. |
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| Buried | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM | 1948 |
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Santa Fe National Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 August 2021 19:09:53 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17551858/william-m-agnew |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 August 2021 18:31:19 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 June 2016 14:07:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, suffix, nickname, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Agnew&Submit=Search |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:28:29 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Jonah's Feet Are Dry Pg 634 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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