William Maynard Agnew Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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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Sources
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