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John J. “Jack” Agnew Veteran

Birth: 2 Jan 1922
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death: 8 Apr 2010 (aged 88)
Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery

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Maintained by: Charles A. Lewis
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Added: Apr 11, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50984323/john_j-agnew: accessed ), memorial page for John J. “Jack” Agnew (2 Jan 1922–8 Apr 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50984323, citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Charles A. Lewis (contributor 47162573).

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Jack Agnew - HQ 506 PIR - Pathfinders - Original member of the Filthy Thirteen

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Jack Agnew preparing for a jump.

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Thank you for your service and your hospitality during our meet up in 2007

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'Filthy 13' members Jack Agnew (left) and Robert Cone prepare for jump in 1944.

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101st Airborne Pathfinder PFC ‘Jack' Agnew kneels atop a brick pile within the Bastogne perimeter, as he activates a Eureka beacon to guide in the first wave of C-47s during the re-supply mission on December 23, 1944.

Jack Agnew was one of the original members of the "Filthy 13," the 506th Parachute Regiment's demolition section. Famed for their Mohawk haircuts, rebelliousness, and crack fighting ability, the Filthy 13 became the inspiration for Hollywood's "Dirty Dozen." Before the Battle of the Bulge, members of the Filthy 13 were requested for pathfinder duty; Jack Agnew was among the volunteers.

A pathfinder's job was to parachute into a drop zone prior to the main force, whereby he would set up radio beacons and brightly colored panels to guide-in a force of C-47s laden with paratroopers or supplies.

When the Germans encircled the town of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Agnew and other pathfinders jumped into the beleaguered city. Climbing atop a brick pile within the Bastogne perimeter, Agnew secured his spot in history's spotlight when he operated a beacon to guide-in the first wave of C-47s that dropped parapacks containing desperately needed supplies for the Screaming Eagles.

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Jack Agnew and fellow 'Filthy 13' member, Robert S. Cone during an interview on November 7, 2008.

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This May 2003 photo shows Jack Agnew with members of the Living History Group GI 1944 Screaming Eagles.

The Aldbourne Community website reported: "This Sunday we saw a display on The Green in Aldbourne* by the re-enactors of the Living History Group GI 1944 Screaming Eagles. On this occasion it was to form a guard for inspection by three veterans of the 101st Airborne Division on a tour with other military history enthusiasts of the 101st battlefields of WWII. The three 101st Airborne veterans were Earl McClung, Paul Rogers and John ‘Jack' Agnew. Earl and Paul were Easy Company 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment that were here in Aldbourne during the run up to D-Day, and were billeted in the stables of Hightown; John ‘Jack' Agnew is one of the original ‘Filthy 13 Demolitions Team. The ceremony performed by the re-enactors was a mark of respect both for these survivors of the conflict and their fallen comrades. The exploits of Easy Company have been well recoded by the book "Band of Brothers" and the TV series of the same name."

"We are most grateful for the opportunity to show this respect to the veterans and their fallen comrades and would also like to thank the people of Aldbourne who have made us so welcome and enable us to re-enact their wartime history in the last few years. We look forward to many more visits."

* Aldbourne is in Wiltshire, England

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AGNEW Jack - January 2, 1943

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AGNEW Jack with his friend Brincely Stroup from Tacooa

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AGNEW Jack and MARQUEZ Mike at Boot Camp, Spring 1943

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