Eason Jasper Maxey (1948 - 1968)

Born 24 Jun 1948 in Georgetown, Quitman, Georgia, United States

Died 1 Nov 1968 at age 20 in Quang Tin, Vietnam

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Biography

Spec 4 Eason Maxey served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): B Co. 3rd Bn. 21st Inf. 196th Bde, 23rd Infantry Division
Service ended: 1 Nov 1968

Honored on Panel 39W, Row 3 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Specialist 4 Eason J. Maxey was a 20 year old U.S. Army Soldier who died from gun or small arms fire during the Vietnam War. He was born in Georgetown, Georgia, but was living in Newark, New Jersey when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division). SP4 Maxey was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal with two service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.^[1]

• Father: George Lee Maxey (1912 - 1979)
• Mother: Cora (Allen) Maxey (1915 - 1948)

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #Wall

• Source: Wall of Faces for Eason J. Maxey, accessed May 17, 2017
• Source: Find A Grave: Memorial #124500569 Eason J. Maxey, accessed May 17, 2017