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Harold Earl Maxon a Bronze Star recipient, was the only member of Freeport's Methodist Church to die in World War I. In 1921, the church dedicated a bronze table in his honor. Mr. Maxon attended Freeport High School, later attended St. Paul's School in Garden City, and took art courses at the Pratt Institute. He enlisted in the Seventh Regiment at the age of 18. He was killed on September 29, 1918, in the battle of the Hindenburg line, near Bony, France. Harold Earl Maxon's body lies in Arlington National Cemetery.
William F. Downs died at at the age of 20 of pneumonia while on active service in France during World War I on November 27 1918. A graduate of Freeport High School, he enlisted in the cavalry on April 6, 1917. He transferred to the aviation branch and later the Tank Corps. His body was returned to the United States in 1921 and he was given a military funeral. William F. Downs is buried in National Cemetery in Cypress Hills.
The names of Harold Earl Maxon and William F. Downs appear on a memorial tablet in the Freeport Memorial Library.
Sources:
"Bronze Table to M.E. Church Service Men." Freeport News 3 June 1921: 1.
C. G. A. "Lest We Forget." Student May 1927: 13.
"Military Funeral for Wm F. Downs." Freeport News 3 June 1921: 1.
Harold Earl Maxon a Bronze Star recipient, was the only member of Freeport's Methodist Church to die in World War I. In 1921, the church dedicated a bronze table in his honor. Mr. Maxon attended Freeport High School, later attended St. Paul's School in Garden City, and took art courses at the Pratt Institute. He enlisted in the Seventh Regiment at the age of 18. He was killed on September 29, 1918, in the battle of the Hindenburg line, near Bony, France. Harold Earl Maxon's body lies in Arlington National Cemetery.
William F. Downs died at at the age of 20 of pneumonia while on active service in France during World War I on November 27 1918. A graduate of Freeport High School, he enlisted in the cavalry on April 6, 1917. He transferred to the aviation branch and later the Tank Corps. His body was returned to the United States in 1921 and he was given a military funeral. William F. Downs is buried in National Cemetery in Cypress Hills.
The names of Harold Earl Maxon and William F. Downs appear on a memorial tablet in the Freeport Memorial Library.
Sources:
"Bronze Table to M.E. Church Service Men." Freeport News 3 June 1921: 1.
C. G. A. "Lest We Forget." Student May 1927: 13.
"Military Funeral for Wm F. Downs." Freeport News 3 June 1921: 1.
