Atkinson Jr. , Maxwell Marion

Rank and Name, Sergeant Maxwell Marion Atkinson Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.

Maxwell is born approx. on 25 June 1922 in Lee, South Carolina.

Father, Maxwell M. Atkinson Sr.

Mother, Ethel L. (Turner) Atkinson.

Sister(s), Elizabeth J. Atkinson.

Maxwell enlisted the service in South Carolina with service number # 14157557.

Maxwell‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

2^nd Lt. David M. Knell Pilot

1st Lt. Elmer H.Barlow Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Kenneth Baughton Bombardier

2^nd Lt. Horace J. Pankan Navigator

2^nd Lt. Charles A. Barr Radar Operator

Sgt. Maxwell M. Atkinson Engineer

Corp. Bernhard J. Muray Radio Operator

Corp. Leonard H. Rutshaw Central Fire Control

Corp. Robert P.L. Dutil Gunner

Corp. Everett E. Austerman Gunner

Maxwell was KIA when it Exploded over the Target Area when it was found by the Searchlights and shot by an Enemy plane with Rocket fire on 15 April 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Maxwell is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery,

DuBose, Sumter County, South Carolina.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/504th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker