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MAXWELL, Wallace George - Date of
birth
27 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan -
Hometown
De Land, Volusia County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797688 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
360th Fighter Squadron,
356th Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
22 May 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Floid A. Maxwell (father)
Valetta Maxwell (mother)
Ruth L. Maxwell (sister)
Robert Maxwell (brother)
John Maxwell (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-76499 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Attacking of railway targets
MACR: 5106
More information
Wallace G. Maxwell graduated from DeLand High School in 1938 and attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at MacDill Field, Florida, on 18 March 1942.
The mission took place on 21 May 1944.
Statement of 2nd Lt Wayne Leathers, who flew in the same mission: "I was flying vortex blue four on Lt Maxwell's wing, on a Chattanooga mission to the Wilhelmshaven area. Due to weather, we could not definitely pinpoint our position and, when leaving the area, we accidentally crossed over a very heavily defended area at about 6,000 feet. We began taking individual evasive action and about one minute later, I heard Lt Maxwell call in that he was hit and was going to bail out. That was the last I heard or saw of Lt Maxwell."
Lt Maxwell was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 5106, https://history.army.mil, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / 1935 Florida, State Census, 1867-1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: André Koch, Arie-Jan van Hees, DeLand High School 1938