Jack Agnew
Born: 02 Jan 1922
Enlistment date: Sep 1942
Deployments: Europe -
Units: Hq Co. 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th Pathfinder
Team.
Rank: Private First Class
Specializations: Demolitions, Pathfinder
Qualifications: Combat Infantryman Badge, Paratroopers wings with 3
combat stars, British Airborne Wings
Decorations: World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal,
American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars and
2 Bronze Arrowheads, Presidential Unit Citation, Distinguished Unit
Badge with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal with 3 Oak
Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre with Palm,
Belgian Croix de Guerre, Belgian Fourragere, Netherlands Orange
Lanyard
Discharge Date: Sep 1945
Other Information: Being good buddies with Jake McNiece, Jack has
had a distinguished military career as part of the “Filthy Thirteen”
and as a Pathfinder. Along with his long list of military
decorations, Jack has also received personal recognition for his
achievements from many of the town where he served including, St Com
du Mont, Eindhoven, Best, Veghel, Remagen and Bastogne along with
others from Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, the King of Belgium,
the Joint Chief of Staff, The English Queen Mother and Ronald
Reagan.
