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MAXWELL, James Morehead - Date of
birth
3 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35071092 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Orscholz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude W. Maxwell (father)
Nell M. (White) Maxwell (mother)
Charles W. Maxwell (brother)
Dorothy V. Maxwell (sister)
Wilson R. Maxwell (brother)
Margaret C. Maxwell (sister)
More information
Pvt James M. Maxwell attended 2 years of college and was a foreman before he enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 5 February 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mary Darley Family Tree / 1930 Census / West Virginia Births Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Elkins West Virginia