Maxwell Lowell C.

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Lowell C. Maxwell is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Graignes Plaque -101st Airborne Division

Name:

Lowell C. Maxwell

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-1321322

Unit:

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1944-06-11

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Lowell C. Maxwell was born on March 13, 1921, in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. He was the son of Clarence Victor Maxwell and Mary Hudson Maxwell. He was the husband of Celeste Melton.

Lowell served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a First Lieutenant and Assistant Mortar Officer during World War II. He was shot in the stomach while trying to withdraw with Major Johnston and was Killed in Action on June 11, 1944, during the Battle of Graignes in France. 1Lt Maxwell is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery and was awarded the Purple Heart.