Woodrow W MAXWELL (VETERAN WWII KIA)
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Additional MAXWELL Surnames in CARLOCK Cemetery
Additional MAXWELL Surnames in ASHLEY County
MAXWELL, Aubrey LeeMAXWELL, Betty MaeMAXWELL, Betty LouMAXWELL, Betty R.MAXWELL, David RandallMAXWELL, Dewey S.MAXWELL, EmmaMAXWELL, EmilineMAXWELL, Eunice (OBIT)MAXWELL, Floyd W.MAXWELL, Flossie M.MAXWELL, Fredric SydneyMAXWELL, George Harold "Pop"MAXWELL, GlendoraMAXWELL, Hazel JMAXWELL, James DanielMAXWELL, James R "Mac"MAXWELL, Jerry WayneMAXWELL, John R.MAXWELL, John HunterMAXWELL, John H.MAXWELL, Karen SueMAXWELL, Laura EllenMAXWELL, LeathaMAXWELL, Leatha AMAXWELL, Lin LMAXWELL, Lula BMAXWELL, Martha EMAXWELL, Malcolm McNealMAXWELL, Mary JaneMAXWELL, Michael Scott "Mickey"MAXWELL, MintieMAXWELL, Richard HaroldMAXWELL, Russell ScottMAXWELL, Sady B.MAXWELL, Thomas AlexanderMAXWELL, VelmaMAXWELL, W BMAXWELL, Wayne H.MAXWELL, Wiley B.MAXWELL, Willie A.MAXWELL, Wiley B
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Submitted: 1/18/12 • Approved: 1/19/12 • Last Updated: 9/7/12 • R638060-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army 6 Army 63 Infantry
World War II
November 11, 1918 - January 26, 1945
Purple Heart
Combat Infantryman Badge
Good Conduct Medal
Killed In Action
*Obituary
Pfc Woodrow W. Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Maxwell of Crossett, was born on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, and attended school at Waller's Chapel. He volunteered and entered the Army June 10, 1941. He trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Roberts, California; Camp Beaugard, Louisiana; Camp Robinson, Arkansas; San Luis Obispo, California; and Nashville, Tennessee. He served overseas in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea, and Philippines with the Sixth Army. He earned the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Good Conduct Medal. He was wounded in action January 26, 1945, and died from wounds received in action on January 28, 1945, on Luzon Island, Philippines. He was 26 years old. Survivors included his parents, five brothers, James and Homer Maxwell of Crossett, Terry and Lucian Maxwell of Orange, Texas, and S/Sgt. Lester Maxwell, "somewhere in France;" and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Forrest and Buford Sue Maxwell, both of Crossett. His tombstone at the Carlock Cemetery notes that he served with the Sixth Army's Sixty-Third Infantry.
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Contributed on 1/18/12
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