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Member of unit linked to 'Dirty Dozen' dies in Pa.
Associated Press ^ | April 11, 2010 | RON TODT

Posted on 04/11/2010 6:58:54 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- John "Jack" Agnew, one of the original members of a U.S. Army unit that operated behind enemy lines in World War II and is often credited with having loosely inspired the movie "The Dirty Dozen," has died at age 88.

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1 posted on 04/11/2010 6:58:54 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

May he be in heaven 3 days before the devil knows he’s gone.


2 posted on 04/11/2010 7:01:55 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Freddd

Ditto.

Must have had an interesting life.


3 posted on 04/11/2010 7:03:14 PM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Damnant quod non intellegunt.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
IIRC, he was part of the 101st that sported the mohawk and warpaint to screw with the Germans...


4 posted on 04/11/2010 7:03:25 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
One of the "Filthy Thirteen" - Rest in Peace, Gallant Warrior!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
5 posted on 04/11/2010 7:17:51 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

One of their proudest boasts were never to have saluted an
officer......

Or took a bath......

RIP “Filthy Thirteen”


6 posted on 04/11/2010 7:24:20 PM PDT by njslim
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To: Joe 6-pack

You’re right. Most extensive story link I can find is: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/magazine/avq/avq-issue-v/the-filthy-thirteen-the-u-s-army%E2%80%99s-real-%E2%80%9Cdirty-dozen%E2%80%9D/


7 posted on 04/11/2010 7:25:21 PM PDT by katana (Interesting Times)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Before the Battle of the Bulge, Agnew and other members of the unit were requested for pathfinder duty and parachuted into Bastogne...

Not questioning Mr. Angew's service, but there is something wrong with this story.

The 101st went into Bastonge on trucks. I never heard of any jumps in that campaign.

8 posted on 04/11/2010 7:27:56 PM PDT by Ditto
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To: Free ThinkerNY

9 posted on 04/11/2010 7:29:06 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Free ThinkerNY

10 posted on 04/11/2010 7:29:54 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Ditto
Found this note online:

"On 23 dec 1944 , right after the fog lifted 2 sticks of Pathfinders of the 506th jumped and landed on the LZ behind the cemetery . They set up the beacons for the supplies to be dropped . With them were Jake McNiece and Jack Agnew . Famous photo of Jak Agnew sitting on the brick pile was taken at the one of the old brick factories behind the Renval camping site."

11 posted on 04/11/2010 7:40:47 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; alfa6

ping


12 posted on 04/11/2010 7:52:11 PM PDT by Professional Engineer
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To: katana

Wow. What stories! RIP.


13 posted on 04/11/2010 8:08:17 PM PDT by TNdandelion
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To: katana
Thanks for the link, it was an interesting story. Now I will have to purchase that book.

The Dirty Dozen is one of my favorite movies, but did not know it was based of actual men in WWII.

14 posted on 04/11/2010 8:35:43 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: katana

That is a great story at that link.


15 posted on 04/11/2010 9:03:53 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Why are the non "social conservative" Republicans so unconservative?)
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To: Ditto

They were pathfinders, it wasn’t a mass jump.


16 posted on 04/11/2010 9:07:24 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Why are the non "social conservative" Republicans so unconservative?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Gotta get one of these pictures in this thread, but just so everyone knows Lee Marvin was a WWII Marine...


17 posted on 04/12/2010 4:55:46 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Free ThinkerNY

RIP.


18 posted on 04/12/2010 7:42:53 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

506 PIR, 101 Airborne, is ALSO the Regiment that gave us the Band of Brothers (Company E, 2nd Battalion).


19 posted on 04/13/2010 3:23:04 PM PDT by tanknetter
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