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MAXWELL, William J - Date of
birth
12 March 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan -
Hometown
East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36584602 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Orb, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Richard Maxwell (father)
Anna Maxwell (mother)
Dorthy Maxwell (sister)
Joan Maxwell (sister)
More information
PFC Maxwell graduated from East Detroit High School in 1941.He had spent 10 months in the Aleutians, before being sent to Europe.
He was taken prisoner on 16 December 1944 and died in Stalag IX-B.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, http://aad.archives.gov, Susan Linton - Daily Monitor Leader - 8 March 1945 and 28 June 1945
Photo source: FOHF, Susan Linton - Katherine Anna Johnson Delicato (niece)