Name:
Joseph W. Maxwell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32470525
Unit:
454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-28
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
B
Row:
9
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Joseph W. Maxwell was born on 1915. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 454th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium. He entered service in New York. Crew member of the B-26 Marauder "Little Lulu" which took off from the A-40 Airfield in Chartres and crashed just 4 km away due to unknown reasons. All five crewmembers perished in the crash. He died on September 28, 1944, was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.