Agee Sam W. Agee, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and Silver City native, died Sunday in Philadelphia after a long illness. He was born Sept. 21, 1912 and raised in Silver City, the son of Sam W. and Gertrude Robertson Agee.
He attended the New Mexico Military Institute. After a distinguished career in the Air Force he returned as its superintendent, a position he held from 1963-71. He was the first alumnus to become superintendent of NMMI.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1937, Agee was assigned to the field artillery and later transferred to the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of today's Air Force. He was shot down in North Africa in World War II while leading a bombing raid and was captured by the Germans. While being transferred to a prisoner of war camp in Germany he escaped. He was a POW for nine months. General Agee was director of operations for the Air Force at the time of his retirement from the service. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart in addition to other military honors. He held the rating of command pilot.
General Agee was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Ferguson Agee. His survivors include three daughters, Amanda D. Agee of New York City, Susan Agee Kunda of Wayne, Pa. and Pamela D. Agee of Hawaii, and five grandchildren. A son, Robertson, is deceased.
Memorial services were held Wednesday at the Gladwyne Presbyterian Church in Gladwyne, Pa. Another service is scheduled for Friday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Va. Mrs. Agee is buried in the Greenwood cemetery, where the general's ashes will be interred. Memorial services will be held at NMMI after the cadets return from summer vacation. General Agee observed his 80th birthday in September 1992 in Silver City with family and longtime friends from the area and from around the country. His older brother, Walter, now deceased, was also a major general in the Air Force.
He attended the New Mexico Military Institute. After a distinguished career in the Air Force he returned as its superintendent, a position he held from 1963-71. He was the first alumnus to become superintendent of NMMI.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1937, Agee was assigned to the field artillery and later transferred to the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of today's Air Force. He was shot down in North Africa in World War II while leading a bombing raid and was captured by the Germans. While being transferred to a prisoner of war camp in Germany he escaped. He was a POW for nine months. General Agee was director of operations for the Air Force at the time of his retirement from the service. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart in addition to other military honors. He held the rating of command pilot.
General Agee was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Ferguson Agee. His survivors include three daughters, Amanda D. Agee of New York City, Susan Agee Kunda of Wayne, Pa. and Pamela D. Agee of Hawaii, and five grandchildren. A son, Robertson, is deceased.
Memorial services were held Wednesday at the Gladwyne Presbyterian Church in Gladwyne, Pa. Another service is scheduled for Friday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Va. Mrs. Agee is buried in the Greenwood cemetery, where the general's ashes will be interred. Memorial services will be held at NMMI after the cadets return from summer vacation. General Agee observed his 80th birthday in September 1992 in Silver City with family and longtime friends from the area and from around the country. His older brother, Walter, now deceased, was also a major general in the Air Force.
Agee Sam W. Agee, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and Silver City native, died Sunday in Philadelphia after a long illness. He was born Sept. 21, 1912 and raised in Silver City, the son of Sam W. and Gertrude Robertson Agee.
He attended the New Mexico Military Institute. After a distinguished career in the Air Force he returned as its superintendent, a position he held from 1963-71. He was the first alumnus to become superintendent of NMMI.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1937, Agee was assigned to the field artillery and later transferred to the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of today's Air Force. He was shot down in North Africa in World War II while leading a bombing raid and was captured by the Germans. While being transferred to a prisoner of war camp in Germany he escaped. He was a POW for nine months. General Agee was director of operations for the Air Force at the time of his retirement from the service. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart in addition to other military honors. He held the rating of command pilot.
General Agee was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Ferguson Agee. His survivors include three daughters, Amanda D. Agee of New York City, Susan Agee Kunda of Wayne, Pa. and Pamela D. Agee of Hawaii, and five grandchildren. A son, Robertson, is deceased.
Memorial services were held Wednesday at the Gladwyne Presbyterian Church in Gladwyne, Pa. Another service is scheduled for Friday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Va. Mrs. Agee is buried in the Greenwood cemetery, where the general's ashes will be interred. Memorial services will be held at NMMI after the cadets return from summer vacation. General Agee observed his 80th birthday in September 1992 in Silver City with family and longtime friends from the area and from around the country. His older brother, Walter, now deceased, was also a major general in the Air Force.
He attended the New Mexico Military Institute. After a distinguished career in the Air Force he returned as its superintendent, a position he held from 1963-71. He was the first alumnus to become superintendent of NMMI.
Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1937, Agee was assigned to the field artillery and later transferred to the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of today's Air Force. He was shot down in North Africa in World War II while leading a bombing raid and was captured by the Germans. While being transferred to a prisoner of war camp in Germany he escaped. He was a POW for nine months. General Agee was director of operations for the Air Force at the time of his retirement from the service. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart in addition to other military honors. He held the rating of command pilot.
General Agee was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Ferguson Agee. His survivors include three daughters, Amanda D. Agee of New York City, Susan Agee Kunda of Wayne, Pa. and Pamela D. Agee of Hawaii, and five grandchildren. A son, Robertson, is deceased.
Memorial services were held Wednesday at the Gladwyne Presbyterian Church in Gladwyne, Pa. Another service is scheduled for Friday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Va. Mrs. Agee is buried in the Greenwood cemetery, where the general's ashes will be interred. Memorial services will be held at NMMI after the cadets return from summer vacation. General Agee observed his 80th birthday in September 1992 in Silver City with family and longtime friends from the area and from around the country. His older brother, Walter, now deceased, was also a major general in the Air Force.
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