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Personal info

Full name
PAXTON, Max William
Date of birth
7 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana
Hometown
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15382883
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
600th Bombardment Squadron,
398th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Over Oranienburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 16 20

Immediate family

Members
William L. Paxton (father)
Minnie A. (Voirol) Paxton (mother)
Helen Paxton (sister)
Mary Paxton (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38853
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
MACR: 13867

More information

Sgt Paxton attended Crawfordsville High School worked for the Lukas-Harold Corporation.

He went overseas in April, 1944.

He was killed by German civilians when he landed with his parachute.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Astrid van Erp, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News, www.ancestry.com - Birth Certificate

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News