William John Clarke Agnew (1891-1955). Born on December 6, 1891, in High Falls, New York. Attended Long Island College Hospital 1910-1911. M.D. from the University of Vermont in 1914.
Commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1917. Duty at Canacao Naval Hospital, Philippines 1930-1932. Head of the Personnel Division at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery September 1938-November 1944. Rear Admiral on September 18, 1942. Assistant chief of the Bureau November 1944-December 1946. District Medical Officer in the Eleventh, Fourteenth and Ninth Naval Districts 1946-1951. Commanding Officer of the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda October 1951 until retirement May 1952
Decorations include the Legion of Merit. Died on January 26, 1955.
AGNEW, WILLIAM JOHN CLARKE
- R/ADM USN
- DATE OF BIRTH: 12/06/1891
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/25/1955
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 4940-2
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
AGNEW, DRIKA F
- DATE OF BIRTH: 10/09/1901
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/08/1982
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 4940-2
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WO WJC AGNEW, RA, USN
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