Neil Maxa
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived ditching of B-17 42-5894 6-Jun-43. RTD. Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-3282. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seaforth, Minnesota | 8 October 1921 | BornSeaforth, Minnesota |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 28 July 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria |
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Died |
Hennepin County, Minnesota | 28 June 1989 | DiedHennepin County, Minnesota |
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Buried |
Belview Cemetery Belview, Minnesota | 1 July 1989 | InterredBelview CemeteryBelview, Minnesota |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 118 / MACR 118, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 144 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database