A Smith County Insider follower was watching an episode of the FOX animated sitcom The Simpsons recently when they heard one of the characters reference a familiar-sounding World War II veteran.
That WWII veteran happens to be Mr. Ivy C. Agee Jr. of Gordonsville, Tennessee.
Mr. Agee was referenced during a second grade class president debate between Lisa and her new friend, Isabel Gutierrez. Isabel begins the debate by saying, “Ivy Agee, Frank Marino, Glen Gloyd — these are men who fought at Omaha Beach. And they are the reason I’m running for second grade rep. Dios los bendiga a todos.”
See video below.
Mr. & Mrs. Ivy C. Agee Jr.
Sgt. Ivy Agee Jr. entered into active service in the U.S. Army on January 17, 1943, and did basic training at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia and Fort Still in Oregon before being sent to the European Theatre Operations on May 27, 1943, with the 111th Field Artillery Battalion of the 29th Infantry Division
Temporarily attached to the 116th infantry regiment, he was among the first assault wave that landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Responsible for communications, he was assigned to a jeep equipped with a radio that he was forced to abandon in order to avoid heavy fire.
A portion of Main street in Gordonsville was recently dedicated to Mr. Agee.
The name of the episode is “The Kid Is All Right” and was the sixth episode of the 25th season of The Simpsons — originally aired on November 24, 2013. Click HERE to purchase the full episode on iTunes.
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