Agans, Richard Thomas

Name and Rank, Seaman First Class Richard Thomas Agans.

Unit/placed, USS Savannah (CL-42) Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve .

Richard was born on 1925 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey.

Father, Howard Agans.

Mother, Josephine Agans.

Sister, Marjory Agans.

Brothers, Robert and John Agans.

Wife, Julia A. (Frey) Agans.

Richard entered the service from New Jersey with service number # 6470730.

Richard T. Agans rank/duty was a Seaman First Class (Cruiser) in the United States Naval Reserve.

Richard T. Agans was Killed in Action when the ship was hit by a German radio controlled “fritz X Bomb” at operations at Salerno bay, on Sep. 11 1943, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Richard T. Agansn is mentioned/buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial,

Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/042/04042.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com