From the Nov. 7, 2012, Corvalis (Oregon) Gazette-Times "Oregon college veteran center named for WWII hero" by AP.
Richard Maxwell smothered a grenade with his body during World War II and survived...and won a Medal of Honor for it. The 92-year-old resident of Bend had a mild stroke last week, but attended a dedication ceremony for a student veteran center at Lane Community College.
He taught mechanical engineering at the school from 1966 until he retired in 1986.
During the war, he served in the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division as a Technician 5th Grade as "wire man" in the Army from July 1942 to June 1945. His job was to set up phone lines between the front lines and command posts. Because the wire cables were too heavy to also carry a rifle, he had a .45 caliber pistol.
He and three others defended themselves on September 7, 1944, in the Besancon, France, when the Germans attacked his unit.
More to Come. --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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