A protective mesh-wire fence kept all grenades off except one. Maxwell knew there wasn't time to throw it back and with only a blanket for protection, he threw himself on it. The following explosion knocked him unconscious. The Germans were still advancing and his platoon leader helped him to safety.
Maxwell suffered a partially blown off right foot and an injured left arm and left temple, but survived.
Before teaching at Lane Community College, he taught at Central Oregon Community College in Bend.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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