World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles V. Agnew
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Carneys Point, New Jersey
Honored By
Thomas L. Agnew
RADARMAN. SERVED ON THE USS BIRMINGHAM CL-62 THAT PARTICIPATED IN INVASIONS OF ANZIO AND SALERNO IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. ALSO SEVERAL INVASIONS IN THE PACIFIC. HE WAS KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF WHEN THE USS BIRMINGHAM WENT ALONG SIDE OF THE CARRIER USS PRINCETON THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED.