World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Max Renwick Willcox
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Greeley, Colorado
Honored By
Ms. Diane Phillips Whitman
Relationship
Niece
THE 978TH PLATOON. LEFT OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL TO JOIN THE FIGHTING WITH THE 5TH DIVISION MARINES. MEMBER OF THE MARINE 'RAIDERS'. WOUNDED BY A SNIPER ON IWO JIMA ON MARCH 7, 1945. DIED ON MARCH 8, 1945.