William Maynard Agnew Jr

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media-22429.jpeg UPL 22429 Lt William M Agnew 350FS, 353FG and latterly 338FS, 55FG. 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 22429 - Lt William M Agnew 350FS, 353FG and latterly 338FS, 55FG. 8AF USAAF.

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.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

El Dorado, KS 67042, USA 11 August 1923 Son of William Maynard and Sara Esther [Weide] Agnew.

Other

Assigned

Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK 29 October 1944 - 9 July 1945 Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK 10 January 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Probable

Germany 2 March 1945 Me109 probable 2-Mar-45.

Other

Transferred

Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK 9 July 1945 - 5 August 1945 Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Kaufbeuren, Germany 5 August 1945 Killed in Mid Air Collision in P-51D 44-15598 2 miles SW Kaufbuern/ R-70. 5-Aug-45. KIA.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Buried

Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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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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