Lyon Elkin Agee Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Lyon Agee Jr enlisted in May 1942 in the Air Corps. After earning his pilot wings, he pursued training in the United States before being shipped overseas. He was assigned to the 406th Fighter Bomber Group/512th Fighter Bomber Squadron in England and was stationed at Ashford, Kent. On 22 June 1944, he was flying his Thunderbolt # 42-75345 on a low-level bombing and strafing mission on German units in the Cherbourg area, France. The formation was attacked by German fighters and Agee reported to wingman 1st Lt Creighton A. Smith that he had been hit. His P-47 was last seen flying above the southern edge of Cherbourg, heading for England. No trace was ever found of him nor of his plane and they were lost in the English Channel. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 6208.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 512th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 11 May 1944, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Ashford

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Randolph, Cumberland County, Virginia, United States 25 September 1924 the son of Lyon Elkin Agee and Pearl Agee

Enlisted

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States 29 May 1942 in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet

Other

Missing in Action (MIA)

into the Channel, off Cherbourg, France 22 June 1944 Hit by enemy aircraft, he was last seen flying North of Cherbourg towards England.

Other

Memorialized

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom His name is on the Tablets of the Missing at the cemetery
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected 'Ashford, Essex' to 'Ashford, Kent'. With thanks to Craig Knowles for notifying me of this error.

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
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Added suffix "Jr"

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 6208
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

Date
ContributorCym118
Changes
Sources

9th Roll of Honor, via BOTNA