William Edgar Maxey, Jr.
1918-1995
William Edgar Maxey, Jr. was born June 26, 1918 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar.
to William Edgar Sr & Susan Ardella Robbins Maxey August 1, 1938 he
married Catherine Fern Shields from Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. His
residence was Fort Smith.
Bill enlisted in the Air Force January 4, 1944 and served until October 11, 1945.
The story of his service is below.
William Edgar Maxey Jr. passed away April 11, 1995 at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
His burial was in the Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Biography from Fighting Men of Arkansas
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Staff Sergeant, Left Gunner-Scanner, B-29 (City of Queens, New York),
Plane #23 (Hayes Crew), 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group (The Square O's),
314th Wing, 20th Air Force (Guam),United States Army Air Force. Awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross, (7) Air Medals, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
with (3) Battle Stars and The World War 2 Victory Medal. Completed 35 Combat
Missions over Japan and the Mandated Islands. As he was the only member of
his flight crew who had children, his nickname was "Pappy". As the father
of three, with a fourth child on the way, He was exempt from the draft and
voluntarily enlisted to serve his country during World War 2. He told his
fellow crewmembers that he had four times as many reason to be there as they
did, referring to his children. He later became the father of eight children
and worked as a Carpenter until his death.
(More informaion about this group during WWII can be found
HERE
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