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Personal info

Full name
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

Military service

Service number
36584602
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Bad Orb, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

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)