WWII
David Lamar Maxwell, Sr.
Rate / Rank
F 1c
Birthdate
September 23 1918
Date of Death
August 15 1993
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
May 11 1944 - January 4 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Atlantic
- The USS Flaherty along with others captured the German Submarine U-505. The capture was the only one ever made of a German sub on the high seas during World War II. The Flaherty was part of a group that sunk the German Submarine U-546.
Significant Duty Stations
- Naval Training Center, Camp Peary, Virginia
- USS Flaherty (DE-135)
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Unit Commendation
- American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four battle stars
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. US Navy service number 932-67-46. Home of record; RFD Rt. 2, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.