Rank and Name, First Lieutenant William Raymond Agnew.
Unit/Placed, 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized).
William was born on Feb. 8, 1917 in Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia.
Father, William H. Agnew.
Mother, Thema O. Agnew.
Sisters, Beatrice M. and Betty K. Allen .
Wife, Louis (Williams) Allen.
William enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 0-1032680.
William’s rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/B-Troop (Platoon Leader) in the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
William was KIA in Gangelt, Germany while fighting the German Forces on Oct. 14, 1944, First Lieutenant William R. Agnew is honored with a Silver Star, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and a WWII Victory Medal.
William is buried/mentioned at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.
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