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MADDOX, Ted Earl - Date of
birth
16 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Henry County, Alabama -
Hometown
Jackson County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34536699 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
18th Tank Battalion,
8th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wachtendonk, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin Maddox (father)
Dixie Maddox (mother)
Herman B. Maddox (brother)
Irene Maddox (sister)
Theo Maddox (sister)
More information
It was decided to send a platoon of medium tanks through the town followed by a platoon of infantry mounted in half-tracks. An artillery preparation was laid on the town, and the tanks moved in. The tank commanded by the platoon leader, second Lieutenant Daniel A Buechner, III was knocked out by enemy bazooka fire. There was one man killed (Pfc Ted E. Maddox) and one man seriously wounded (Tec/4 Lee F. Teenie). The tank stayed in position while two platoons of infantry dismounted and entered the town on foot, under cover of fire from the tanks.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov, 8th-armored.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, The Maddox Family