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Capt Gordon W. Agne Jr.

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Capt Gordon W. Agne Jr. Veteran

Birth
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
23 Jun 1976 (aged 27)
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Burial
Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.3428688, Longitude: -89.8970413
Plot
Section 2 - Lot 11.
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Gordon Agne Jr.
Capt. Gordon W. Agne Jr.,
27, Ft. Lewis, Wash., died
Wednesday when the
helicopter he was piloting
crashed while on Army field
maneuvers near Yakima,
Wash. His wife, the former
Delores Jean Smith, formerly
resided at Rt. 3, Nekoosa
before the couple married in
1971.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Nekoosa, the
Rev. Charles Hiebl of-
ficiating, with burial, military
honors accorded, in Village of
Port Edwards Cemetery.
Mr. Agne was born June 10,
1949 in Wauwatosa, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Agne,
and married Delores Jean
Smith on June 26, 1971, in
Nekoosa. He was a 1971
graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
where he majored in forestry
and took part in R.O.T.C. He
entered the Army in 1972 and
was a graduate of the Army
Flight School at Ft. Rucker,
Ala. He spent 13 months
overseas in Korea...
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Friday, June 25, 1976
Gordon Agne Jr.
Capt. Gordon W. Agne Jr.,
27, Ft. Lewis, Wash., died
Wednesday when the
helicopter he was piloting
crashed while on Army field
maneuvers near Yakima,
Wash. His wife, the former
Delores Jean Smith, formerly
resided at Rt. 3, Nekoosa
before the couple married in
1971.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Nekoosa, the
Rev. Charles Hiebl of-
ficiating, with burial, military
honors accorded, in Village of
Port Edwards Cemetery.
Mr. Agne was born June 10,
1949 in Wauwatosa, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Agne,
and married Delores Jean
Smith on June 26, 1971, in
Nekoosa. He was a 1971
graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
where he majored in forestry
and took part in R.O.T.C. He
entered the Army in 1972 and
was a graduate of the Army
Flight School at Ft. Rucker,
Ala. He spent 13 months
overseas in Korea...
--excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Friday, June 25, 1976

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  • Created by: Keith
  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92650657/gordon_w-agne: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Gordon W. Agne Jr. (10 Jun 1949–23 Jun 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92650657, citing Port Edwards Municipal Cemetery, Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Keith (contributor 46875326).