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First in a Special Series: Lompoc, California's Fallen WWII Warriors: SGT Johnny J. Agnelli


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First in a series honoring Fallen Warriors of WWII histories by Myra Manfrina with extra research by myself, Laura Hansen Breksa. Here a tell the stories of their lives before the war and their service.

SGT Agnelli was a fun-loving teen who had a nice personality, he was a high school athlete who received his high school diploma while in training. His best friend, Buddy Begg was also killed. He liked fishing and hunting. He was 5'7" and 150 pounds and a Catholic. He lived on a farm until he was 19. He died when he was 22.

I am not a WWII historian, my aim to honor the man, not report military history.

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Know It, Live ItBy Laura Hansen Breksa