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Sgt Douglas Howard Agee

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Sgt Douglas Howard Agee Veteran

Birth
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Death
8 Oct 1943 (aged 23)
Burial
Saltillo, Hopkins County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1586, Longitude: -95.3197556
Memorial ID
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Douglas grew up in the Saltillo area and was the son of Carl and Mary Agee. He was 22 when he went off to war never to return home.

S/Sgt. Douglas Howard Agee was KIA on Oct 8, 1943 on the Bremen mission. He was the Wing Gunner with the 350 Sqdn. and his plane was leading 2nd element of the high sqdn. Agee was struck by a 20mm about 30 minutes before the rest of the crew bailed out over Holland. German Medical Report in MACR says " . . shot in both lungs and bled to death".
His body was interred on 12/l0/43 at Beetsterswang Cemetery (Friesland) Row 21, Grave 26. Aircraft crashed near the Zuider Zee in western Holand.

Thanks to Michael Becker for posting this information with the picture of Douglas.
Photo 100th Bomb Group foundation
Douglas grew up in the Saltillo area and was the son of Carl and Mary Agee. He was 22 when he went off to war never to return home.

S/Sgt. Douglas Howard Agee was KIA on Oct 8, 1943 on the Bremen mission. He was the Wing Gunner with the 350 Sqdn. and his plane was leading 2nd element of the high sqdn. Agee was struck by a 20mm about 30 minutes before the rest of the crew bailed out over Holland. German Medical Report in MACR says " . . shot in both lungs and bled to death".
His body was interred on 12/l0/43 at Beetsterswang Cemetery (Friesland) Row 21, Grave 26. Aircraft crashed near the Zuider Zee in western Holand.

Thanks to Michael Becker for posting this information with the picture of Douglas.
Photo 100th Bomb Group foundation



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