Max L. Hendricks

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/22/1944

Max Lewis Hendricks was born in Marshfield, Warren County, Indiana on October 8, 1917.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Studebaker's
in South Bend, Indiana.

He was drafted into the Army on October 12, 1943 at Indianapolis, Indiana. His home of residence
was listed as South Bend, Indiana and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Machine
Shop And Related Occupations. He had completed four years of High School and
was married. His religion was listed as Protestant.

Private Hendricks was killed in action in France in the vicinity of Gonneville,
during the attack toward Cherbourg on June 22, 1944.

Max L. Hendricks was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block H Row 10 Grave 200 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot: Plot F Row 14 Grave 33

Grave marker for Max L. Hendricks

Photo by Frogman from the
Find A Grave website

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