George Cleveland Agee Jr. was born on May 12, 1921, in Woolwine, Patrick County, Virginia. He was the son of George Cleveland Agee Sr. and Eula Gay Hylton Agee. He was married to Eva Irene Baliles Agee. He attended Ferrum College before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in September 1942. George served in the 565th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was the Engineer on the B-24D-165-CO #4272866 or also known as ''Jackass Male''.

On April 1, 1944, his plane was assigned to bomb Ludwigshafen, Germany, but had a secondary mission to photograph the German V1 missile site at Siracourt, France. During this mission, the aircraft was struck by German anti-aircraft fire and crashed. Of the 11 crew members, only three survived, including TSgt Agee. He was captured in France and remained a prisoner of war at the Stalag XVII B prison camp in Krems, Austria, until liberated in May 1945. He was soon sent to Florida to train for the invasion of Japan which never came. Afterward, he wound up in Roanoke as an accountant. He received a B.A. in accounting from Virginia Southern College and practiced as a certified public accountant in western Virginia for 35 years before retiring as managing partner of the CPA firm of Brown, Edwards & Co. TSgt Agee died on May 12, 1921, and buried in the Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA.