Headstone of Private James Robert Maddox at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
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Title
Headstone of Private James Robert Maddox at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of Pvt. James Maddox
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Army
Description
The headstone of Private James Robert Maddox (1924-1944). In 1924, Maddox was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Claude Haskell Maddox, Sr. (b. 1895) and Nita P. Maddox (b. 1900). Maddox was the oldest of three with two brothers, William Maddox and Claude Haskell Maddox, Jr. The Maddox family moved from Columbia, South Carolina, to Tallahassee, Florida, sometime between 1930 and 1940. On February 27, 1943, Maddox enlisted into the U.S. Army's 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division at Camp Blanding. This regiment served in Licata, Salerno, and Anzio, Italy, from 1943 to 1944. The regiment landed in southern France on August 15, 1944. Pvt. Maddox was Killed in Action (KIA) on October 9, 1944. He is buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Digital reproduction of original GRid=56373914">color digital image by Dwight Anderson.
Date Created
ca. 2014-07-18
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Stanley, Allison
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
"GRid=56373914" target="_blank">Pvt James R Maddox." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373914.
"Bobbie Maddox." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZC-N6W.
"J Robert Maddox." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCM-11F.
Citation
Allison Stanley, “Headstone of Private James Robert Maddox at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial,” RICHES, accessed November 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9330.